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Draft adds downtown ‘core’ (B1A) with 5-story maximum, plus design rules to encourage storefront continuity
Summary
The zoning draft under review would divide Westmont’s downtown into new form-based districts and spell out building types and design expectations intended to create a more walkable, cohesive downtown.
The zoning draft under review would divide Westmont’s downtown into new form-based districts and spell out building types and design expectations intended to create a more walkable, cohesive downtown.
What the draft proposes
- New districts: The draft creates a downtown core (B1A) and a downtown edge (B1) and a downtown residential transition district (R7). The B1A would be the village’s more intensive downtown core and would allow buildings up to five stories; the B1 downtown edge would remain limited to three stories under the proposed language.
- Building types and form-based controls: The draft identifies permitted building typologies — storefront buildings (large first-floor transparency and active uses), general…
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