VENICE | UD STUDY
VENICE
Venice is world famous as the only amphibious
city. It developed towards the end of the
Roman Empire and has a long history
associated with a seafaring race, the
Venetians, who created this small historic city,
full of cultural antiquities including its world-
famous fifteenth-century Renaissance art. It also
has a long tradition of tourism, epitomized by
the rich and leisured classes who visited in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What
makes Venice unusual and popular with visitors
is its location on a series of islands in a lagoon,
serving as the capital of the Veneto region of
Italy. Despite economic growth in the region
since the 1960s, the historic city of Venice
experienced continued population loss during
this period, dropping from 175 000 people in
1951 to now under 78 000.
URBAN STRUCTURE
Venice was built in the midst of a vast basin of brackish water that
opens onto the Adriatic and the eastern Mediterranean and is
exposed to the action of the sea. The 50,000 [Link]. site comprises
the city's historic centre, as well as its entire lagoon and its islands,
the three ports, the basins and the fishing beds.
The plan of Venice developed around its principal waterway, the
Grand Canal, and is made up of a combination of sinuous forms that
follow the meandering of the lagoon and rectilinear forms that
cross at right angles.
Numerous small squares were created in front of the churches.
PLANNING
Dutch planning system used.(city of Leiden).
CANNAREGIO Entry point for most visitors to SANTA CROCE Named after the
venice Church of Santa Croce.
SAN POLO (Commercial centre) has market SAN MARCO Home of Political & the
stalls, small shops & local bars. Judicial centres
DORSODURO Settlement founded by fishermen. CASTELLO Industrial hub.
URBAN PATTERN AND FORM
The city is form by the combination of abundance of landmarks that are of
great historical
& cultural importance, surrounding it from all sides.
The square is also lined with chic boutiques & charming street cafes.
And last, but not least, the unrivalled view over the square & the lagoon that
opens in front
of your eyes from the top of the bell tower is a great appeal to tourists.
The city of venice is formed practically the lowest point of the state. This often
results in
floods caused by the high tile in the winter.
TOPOGRAPHY
LAND USE AND ACTIVITIES
DEMOGRAPHY
Permanent Residents
The official resident population of Venice is distributed in a ratio of
approximately [Link] between the historic city, the islands, and the mainland
(only the official residents are allowed to vote).
This demographic disparity means that in electoral terms, the historic city is
now a minority.
When local politicians refer to "Venezia," they are no longer referring to the
Venice the world thinks of but to the Venice which includes the regional Veneto.
Age of Population
The average age of people living in the historic city of Venice went up from 40.6 years old (in
1981) to 48.2 (in 2001). Before 1991, more than 60% of the population fell within the 14-59 age
bracket, but by 2001 the range had fallen to 58% and the proportion of people age 60 and up
stood at almost 35%, significantly higher than 30 years earlier.
Consequently, the historic city has a disproportionate share of older residents. In 1971, 23.8% of
this historic city's population was aged over 60 (compared to 16.9% in the Commune as a
whole.) By 2001, the share of over-60s in the historic city had risen to 349% (against 31.3% in the
Commune.) The Commune predicts that by 2015, the proportion of over-60s overall in the
"lagoon city" will have risen to 37%.
This concept of "popolazione presente", or the effective population, has grown in importance and
become a common method for studying issues concerning large metropolises and urban sociology. The
increased mobility of people means that the actual human load on a city is much larger (and of a
different nature) than that created solely by residents and it needs to be measured and described.
To understand what this level of human presence means to Venice, it is more meaningful to convert
the annual number for effective population (used for economic statistics) to an equivalent population
figure, which gives a better idea of the number of people in Venice on a typical day of the year (but
does not take account of seasonal variations), for planning purposes such as the calibration of city
services. This transformed estimate of the real population of Venice considers the inhabitants of
Venice in a wider sense and encompasses as many as possible of the city's stakeholders.
POLLUTION STATUS
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
Planning Commission
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The Planning Commission proposes principles and policies for guiding action affecting
development in the city, and making certain development is in conformance with the citys
comprehensive plan, the concurrency management ordinance, zoning codes and
development standards.
As the local planning agency, the commission makes the final decision to approve or deny site
and development plans and special exceptions. Commissioners provide recommendations to
City Council for annexations, subdivision development and amendments to the zoning code.
Applicants may appeal commission decisions to City Council.
Members must be residents of the city. Planning Commission meetings usually take place in
Council Chambers at Venice City Hall on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
Architectural Review Board
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Architectural Review Board reviews exterior architectural plans having impact in architecturally
controlled districts of the city. These districts consist of historic buildings and areas where the
Northern Italian Renaissance architectural style is required. Members must be residents of the city
or own property within the city limits and have a background in building design or a related field.
The board meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. in Council
Chambers at City Hall.
Municipal Code Enforcement Board
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Municipal Code Enforcement Board enforces the city codes including, but not limited to,
occupational license, fire, building, zoning and sign codes.
Members must be residents of the city. A background in architecture, business, engineering,
general contracting or real estate is helpful. Meetings take place on the first Thursday of
each month at 9 a.m.
Economic Development Advisory Board
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Economic Development Advisory Board advises the city council about issues pertaining to
business and economic development in the city of Venice. The board may review
economic development issues, gather information and ideas, coordinate business
development activities with other similar organizations around Sarasota County, and assist
in marketing the city as a desirable location for clean light industry and commercial uses.
It meets every other month on the third Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m
BYE LAWS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Venetian Waterway Park.
(1) Use of the park between dusk to dawn is prohibited.
(2) Exemptions:
a. Animals on leashes are permitted.
b. Bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, skateboards, and segways are permitted.
General rules and regulations for all parks, beaches and recreational areas
(1) No automobile, truck, recreational vehicle, camper, trailer, motorcycle, motor scooter,
motor bicycle, bicycle, golf cart or other mode of conveyance shall be driven or parked except
in those areas specifically designed or otherwise designated by signs to be used for such driving
or parking; provided, however that the city manager may issue written permits granting special
driving and/or parking privileges, upon application therefore, to persons suffering acute physical
disabilities, which permits shall specifically recite on the face thereof the exact extent of the
special privileges and the area or areas involved. Vehicles performing services or deliveries and
agents or employees of governmental bodies operating vehicles or equipment on official
business shall be exempt from this subsection. No person shall park a vehicle in any area in excess
of 18 consecutive hours. Any vehicle parked over 18 hours may be removed, unless authorized by
the city manager, from the parking area to the nearest garage, to a garage designated or
maintained by the city or its police department or to another place of safety, all in accordance
with section 70-6 of this Code.
(2) No person permitted to operate an automobile, truck, recreational vehicle, camper, trailer,
motorcycle, motor scooter, motor bicycle, bicycle, golf cart or other mode of conveyance shall
operate it at a rate of speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.
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3) No overnight camping of any type or sleeping shall be allowed except in those areas that
are specifically designed or otherwise designated by signs for such use.
(4) No person shall dispose of any paper, waste, garbage, trash, cigarette butts, debris, or
other litter of any kind except in proper receptacles. Only such paper, waste, garbage, trash,
debris or other litter as may have been created or accumulated in the use of a park, beach or
recreational area shall be disposed of in such receptacles.
5) No person shall solicit or canvass for the sale or rental of merchandise, services, goods or
property of any kind or character. This prohibition shall not apply to a tenant, concessionaire,
permittee or licensee of the city lawfully operating within the terms of any lease, concession
agreement, license or permit granted by the city.
(6) No person shall hold, drink from, carry into, otherwise possess, or dispose of glass containers
of any kind.
(7) No person shall perform any activity, which, at the time of performance, is not compatible
with the public's utilization of the area. No person shall ride, use or operate bicycles, roller
skates, roller blades, skate boards and/or similar devices in or on gazebos, fountains, structures,
shelters, benches, tables, chairs, paver areas or improved surfaces, monuments, signs,
newspaper racks or other amenities.
(8) Fires are prohibited, except in such grills, fireplaces, barbecue pits or such other
receptacles as may be specifically designed for such use. No cooking surface shall be larger
than 400 square inches in size. Exemptions may be authorized by the city manager.
MICRO CLIMATE
Temperatures in Venice, the largest city in the
Veneto Region, are much more moderate than in
Florence or Rome. But personal experience tells me
that when it's moderately hot in Venice, you swelter.
It's the humidity; Venice is classified as having a
Humid subtropical climate. There are between 6.5
and 9 precipitation days in most months, the
exception being August, with fewer than two
precipitation days.
Unlike the other cities of Italy's "Big Three," Venice's
rainfall is pretty well distributed throughout the year,
totalling just over 32 inches on average. You'll find
thunderstorms, particularly in Spring and Autumn.
The biggest holiday periods in Venice feature its
worst weather: Christmas (wet and cold), Carnevale
in early Spring (foggy and cold), and Venice Film
Festival time in August (hot and humid).
The historic climate charts below tell the story of
Venice Weather.
According to the
Kppen climate classification, Venice has a Humid
subtropicalclimate (Cfa), with cool winters and very
warm summers. The 24-hour average in January is
3.3 C (37.9 F), and for July this figure is 23.0 C (73.4
F)
LAND SUBSIDENCE RATE
STREETS AND STREET
PATTERN
Differently from other cases, in which the check points are located along the perimeter of the
city, in this pricing system the check-points are extended along the whole net of canals with a
hot spot distribution having increased density along the most sensitive banks (meant to
preserve them from the destroying effects of the waves).
The solution proposed is meant to keep control over the rates applied to each shipment; this is
a particular deal within Venice as far as the high costs of transport are declared to be the
reason of the high prices applied in the city compared with the same products sold in the
mainland.
With the aim of avoiding an immediate rise of the fares, the procedure gives any shipper an
amount of free-of-charge tolls, the amount of which is calculated with the procedure
described in section 2.5. This amount can be increased by buying permits from the
government/system administrator, whenever needed.
The innovative aspect of this proposal is the possibility of either selling back each year the
unused tolls to the administration, or keeping them for a future use. The income gained aims at
promoting an optimization of the paths travelled, in order to save as many credits as possible.
CONNECTIVITY AND INTEGRATION
SIDE WALKS AND PEDESTRIAN LINKAGES
Flood Time Pedestrian routes
RESIDENTIAL
Residential Land Use Density per Gross Acre Implementing Zoning Districts
Low Density 1.0 to 5.0 RE, RSF1, RSF2, RSF3
Moderate Density 5.1 to 9.0 RSF4, RMF1, RMF2, RMH
Medium Density 9.1 to 13.0 RMF3
High Density 13.1 to 18 RMF4
RESIDENTIAL
Supports a variety of residential types single family attached and multifamily;
supports mixed use residential development
May be used as a transition from Low-Moderate Density Residential, to and Mixed Use and
Commercial Land Use Designations
Non-Residential Land Use Intensity (Floor Area Ratio) Implementing Zoning Districts
Commercial 1.0 CN, CG, CI, CBD, CHI, CSC, PCD
Institutional-Professional 0.5 OPI, OMI
Industrial 2.0 ILW, PID
Government No Maximum GU
Strategy LU 1.2.4.a Commercial
Reflects more conventional commercial uses and development patterns
Typical uses may include retail, service, financial, automotive convenience centers, and
similar.
Lodging/transient lodging may be provided consistent with the underlying zoning district
May be used as a transition from Institutional-Professional and Medium/High Residential to
Industrial and Government Land Use Designations
Strategy LU 1.2.4.b Institutional-Professional:
Provides areas within the City for professional offices, educational, healthcare,
religious or similar uses
May be used as a transition from Low/Moderate Residential to Commercial and Mixed Use Land Use
Designations
COMMERCIAL
OPEN SPACE
INSTITUTIONAL
OTHERS
DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
Venice offers a complete typology of medieval
architecture that responds to specific urban
requirements.
Dutch planning system used.(city of Leiden).
LANDMARKS
Larger buildings in prominent places.
BASILICA SAN MARCO PIAZZA SAN MARCO (ST. MARK'S SQUARE)
PONTE DI RIALTO (RIALTO BRIDGE) CAMPANILE (BELL TOWER OF SAN MARCO)
MATERIALS, COLOURS & TEXTURES
Eastern and Western influences can be found in Venice's colours,
materials (marble, stone and brick) and architectural forms.
The resultant play between exhuberance and sobriety, along with its
numerous masterpieces, make Venice unique.
The moving rapport between its waterways and its stones makes it at
the same time fascinating and exciting.
PAVEMENT
With Venice's local population and the addition
of thousands of tourist a day traveling by foot
on the calli of Venice, the street pavements
can Deteriorate, be displaced, and in some
cases suffer complete cracks. Paving
Stones can also be displaced by
constant Utility access. For these reasons
constant maintenance is necessary in order to
ensure that the historical importance of Venice's
ancient Streets is sustained.
Pavement can be restored simply by removing
damaged or sunken masegni. Since these large
stones, like everything in Venice, have historical
significance the existing Masegni are reused
and not replaced unless its completely
necessary. Insula has constructed an in depth
procedure of the Process in order to maintain
the Streets appearance. Some areas of the city
are paved with porphyry, cement or asphalt.
When these areas are restored, the materials
are replaced with more appropriate materials
that closely match the appearance of the rest
of the Streets in Venice
PAVEMENT
Pavement : Alternative path during flood
WATER SUPPLY
Water service in Venice is necessary for both public and
private use. Water lines in Venice provide water both for
the use of the Venice Fire Department and for the private
use of citizens for both consumption and general use.
DRAINAGE
Sewage disposal is the process in
which sewage is transported through cities and
inhabited areas to sewage treatment plants,
where it is then treated to remove
contaminants to produce environmentally-safe
waste. Disposal of sewage waste protects
public health and prevents disease as well
as water pollution from sewage contaminants.
Many modern cities have sewage disposal
systems, and advancing technology has
allowed for more environmentally friendly and
healthy solutions to disposing and treating
sewage. Sewage systems are part of modern
infrastructure and urban utilities, which also
include gas, electric, and water supply.
Venice is very unique in terms of its sewage
disposal; the canals are the main way waste is
disposed of in Venice, though new technology
has improved the sewage aspect of Venice's
infrastructure. However, bringing a more
modern, efficient sewage disposal system to
Venice is a challenge that currently has many
obstacles.
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Mobile broadband and cellular service within Venice are
provided by TELECOM Italia and Wind Telecomunicazioni
SpA(also known as Wind Italy),[7][8] while high speed internet and
cable television service are provided exclusively by TELECOM
Italia.[9]
The cable grid provides fast internet connection to large
companies and government buildings in Venice. These grids are
accessible through pavement stones marked "PGC"
ELECTRICITY
Electricity in Venice, as in all of Italy, comes
out of wall sockets at 220 volts and alternating
at a rate of 50 cycles per second. This is in
comparison to electricity in the United States,
which leaves wall sockets at 110 volts and a
rate of 60 cycles per second, in addition to
having significantly different layouts for wall
sockets. This means that American visitors to
Venice need to be careful when using wall
outlets and often will need adapters or
converters.
The Electrical Network in the city of Venice is
provided by ENEL[1], a multinational group
based in Italy. [2]
Electrical lines in the city are accessible
through pavement stones in
the Pavement marked "EN".
There are 52,000 spot lights and 3,800 traffic
lights interspersed throughout the old town,
the islands and the mainland of Venice. [3]
The public lighting grid pavement stones are
marked by "PL" and sometimes "PPL".
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
