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Staff outlines downtown core, FAR and preservation work; seeks public input and modeling support
Summary
Planning staff updated the commission on a downtown core/infill working group, digital‑modeling scenarios for height and floor‑area‑ratio (FAR) changes, and Historic Preservation Commission activities including a Garden District National Register nomination and a demolition‑review process.
Planning staff gave the commission a progress update on a downtown core and infill working group and on recent activity by the Historic Preservation Commission.
Staff said the working group — which includes planning commissioners, members of the Historic Preservation Commission, the Design Review Commission, downtown stakeholders and design professionals — has met 12 times since May and has been reviewing code, design guidelines and floor area ratio (FAR) bonuses. Council directed staff to evaluate height and FAR alternatives, to consider historic preservation goals for the main street core, and to model development scenarios and traffic impacts.
Staff described several technical steps already…
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