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Planning Commission adopts citywide Urban Design Guidelines, excludes Article 10 historic districts
Summary
After months of outreach and negotiations over scope and applicability, the Planning Commission adopted a revised Urban Design Guidelines package on March 22, 2018, including a commitment to develop neighborhood‑specific 'special area' guidelines and an explicit exclusion of Article 10 historic districts from UDG application.
The Planning Commission voted 4–1 on March 22 to adopt a citywide set of Urban Design Guidelines (UDGs) intended to provide consistent design review direction across neighborhood commercial, mixed‑use and downtown districts.
Staff framed the UDGs as an implementation tool for the general plan’s urban design element that would not change zoning or heights but would give staff, designers and the public a common reference for site design,…
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