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Design Review Board outlines use of UDO criteria for waivers, keeps demolition review under certificate of appropriateness
Summary
City staff briefed the Design Review Board on how the newly repassed Unified Development Ordinance will guide design waivers, demolition review and appeals; staff said the Tower Park overlay will be managed under the new rules while a proposed Fort Thomas overlay was not adopted.
The Design Review Board heard a staff briefing on how the newly repassed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) will shape design waivers, demolition review and appeals and on planned training for board members.
City staff presenter Lance walked the board through a packet of UDO excerpts and said the board should reference Section 110.05’s findings when making motions on waivers. He said staff will evaluate applications against criteria in the UDO (including pages identified for the Alexander Pike Mixed Use District and neighborhood commercial districts) and bring items to the board when an element does not meet the standards.
The briefing focused on where the city will apply design-review rules: the Tower Park Historic Overlay District will be covered under the new overlay; Central Business District projects will rely…
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