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Meridian council backs exploring overlay, design standards to shape ‘Destination Downtown’
Summary
Council members signaled support for developing an overlay district and design standards for the Destination Downtown area, directing staff and consultants to return with a scope, timeline and implementation options. Staff estimated roughly a year to develop standards and noted thresholds and relief processes are still to be decided.
Meridian City Council members on Sept. 23 signaled support for further work toward an overlay district and design standards to implement the Destination Downtown vision, directing staff and consultant partners to produce a scope and timeline for next steps.
The council discussion — a follow-up to prior workshops on downtown design — focused on three core implementation elements: establishing an overlay geographic boundary, drafting design standards or guidance, and producing an architectural standards manual (ASM) for the downtown area. MDC consultants and city staff framed the overlay as the mechanism that would allow the city to apply consistent standards across downtown rather than relying solely on underlying zoning.
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