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Design Commission reviews draft urban design guidelines; staff seeks format direction and working‑group input

5065383 · June 23, 2025
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Staff presented draft templates and layout options for an update to the urban design guidelines, asked the commission for a preferred document format (staff recommended a vertical/portrait approach), and said working‑group discussions will produce mockups for the commission in August and a public draft later this year.

Jorge Rosalind, executive liaison to the Design Commission, presented draft templates and a timeline for the commission’s long‑running urban design guidelines update and asked commissioners for direction on document format, visual hierarchy, and the role of the working group.

Rosalind said the guidelines will continue to be used to evaluate private and public projects and to interface with the downtown density‑bonus program under city code. He described the current draft as organized around core principles and roughly 48 guidelines, and he asked the commission whether the document should emphasize a highly visual, branded look or a simpler vertical, book‑style layout.…

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