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Milton planning commission begins shaping commercial design standards to boost walkability and curbside appearance
Summary
Planning staff presented draft commercial and mixed‑use design standards aimed at improving walkability, storefronts, parking configuration and site appearance and asked the Planning Commission for feedback to refine mandatory standards and flexible design options.
Planning staff presented an initial draft of commercial and mixed‑use design standards intended to be applied beyond the Uptown area as a template for other commercial corridors. The draft focuses on pedestrian walkways, internal site sidewalks, building placement relative to the street, parking location, bike parking, public plazas and screening of service areas.
"What I have tonight is simply I took what we currently have in our Uptown design for commercial," the planning staff member said, describing the draft as a base to extend to other commercial and mixed‑use areas. Staff emphasized that the draft currently highlights intent and higher‑level guidance, with technical dimensions (for example, exact sidewalk widths) to be added later.
The draft proposes requiring safe, continuous pedestrian connections from the public right‑of‑way to…
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