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Planning commission recommends UDO amendment creating Historic Square (HSQ) district to implement Square master plan
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to forward a Unified Development Ordinance amendment (UDO amendment #74, case 2517503) establishing an HSQ — Historic Square — district that consolidates use, design and parking standards to align zoning with the Independence Square master plan; commission recommendation passed 5-1.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt a revised Historic Square (HSQ) zoning district to implement the recently adopted Independence Square master plan. The commission’s recommendation on UDO amendment number 74 (case 2517503) passed on a 5-1 roll call.
Community Development Director Tom Scannell presented the proposed HSQ district as a special-purpose zoning tool designed to replace the existing HSQ language in the UDO with a more tailored set of standards that align with the master plan’s objectives. Scannell said the HSQ district consolidates uses, development standards and site-design rules into one section so developers and staff can find square-specific regulations in a single place.
Under the proposed HSQ, the square area would be divided into…
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