5th/6th Street Livability & Circulation Study
Developing the Visual Character of the 5th/6th Street Corridor
General Land Use Features
Land uses also contribute to the character and definition of the corridor. Residential, commercial/professional and public institutional uses usually exhibit different architectural styles and scale. Residential aspects were covered in the Neighborhood & Area Plans.
Overall the corridor study area is predominately residentially zoned, 79%. There are scattered commercial areas, the majority concentrated at the intersections of 6th Street/4th Avenue, Tucson Boulevard/6th Street, Alvernon Way/5th Street, Craycroft Road/5th Street, Wilmot Road/5th Street and the north side of 5th Street between Swan and Rosemont Boulevard. Public & institutional uses comprise 7% of the land use within the corridor study area, with the industrial uses west of 4th Avenue along 6th Street.
Looking at the land use directly adjacent to the 5th/6th Street corridor, the overall proportion still remains residential at 62%, commercial at 17%, and public & institutional at 15%.
Other character elements noted from the existing land use:
- West of 6th Avenue - less than 50% is residential
- East of Country Club - 80% of properties fronting the corridor are residential
In developing the Guiding Principles it is important to be cognizant of the different land uses along the 5th/6th Street Corridor to maintain a sense of cohesive readability.