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Commission renames Gateway Overlay to Heritage Overlay and applies design rules to commercial/industrial gateway parcels
Summary
By unanimous vote the commission adopted Resolution 5180 to rename the Gateway Overlay District to the Heritage Overlay District and apply the overlay’s design standards to commercial and industrial parcels at the city’s gateways, aligning the overlay with the newly adopted zoning map.
The commission adopted Resolution 5180 to update parcels in the former Gateway Overlay District and rename it the Heritage Overlay District. Planning staff said the overlay contains design‑centric provisions (streetscape, building orientation and materials guidance) intended to apply to commercial and industrial parcels at the city’s gateways. The overlay will not be applied to residential parcels, consistent with prior practice, and staff explained that a small parcel in the northeast corner of the city would be removed from the overlay after the earlier zoning changes that set that parcel to R‑1.
Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the resolution and authorized the chair to sign. Staff noted only minor mapping adjustments are needed to reflect the commission’s earlier map amendments; the overlay’s guidelines themselves were not changed as part of the action.
The naming change to "Heritage Overlay" was presented as an effort to emphasize local character in gateway areas and to align the overlay with the recently adopted zoning map.
