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Council, planning commission weigh West Side/design guidelines to preserve downtown character
Summary
Ojai officials discussed creating or extending design guidelines for the West Side and downtown corridors to encourage a cohesive "town" feel, consider Mead & Requa-era influences, and possibly use an RFP to bring outside design expertise.
City council members, planning commissioners and staff discussed whether Ojai should expand or create new design guidelines for the West Side of the city and the Ojai Avenue corridor to preserve the town's character and guide future development.
"What do we want things to look like?" Mayor Gilman summarized during the meeting, as commissioners and staff described a range of approaches from clearly defined style rules to broader "urban form" standards that focus on setbacks, pedestrian orientation and parking placement.
Nut graf: The group focused on whether the city should codify a single style (many speakers said the downtown has a "mission revival" feel) or adopt multiple, area-specific objective standards that tie building materials, heights, setbacks and parking to particular…
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