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Staff urges council to fold parts of 2018 Downtown Vibrancy Study into comprehensive-plan update

Williamsburg City Council · January 10, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented a final review of the 2018 Downtown Vibrancy Study and recommended items for the upcoming comprehensive-plan update (zoning changes to B‑1, updated ARB guidelines, housing downtown, trails/wayfinding) and a short list of immediate implementation steps; staff also recommended against pursuing some gateway and pavilion concepts at this time.

Williamsburg — City staff asked the Williamsburg City Council on Jan. 9 to accept a final review of the 2018 Downtown Vibrancy Study and to direct which recommendations should move into the city’s upcoming comprehensive-plan rewrite.

The staff presenter, introduced at the meeting as Miss Adams (and later referenced by the mayor as "Miss Matsumoto"), said a staff committee reviewed the study and categorized recommendations into three buckets: items to include in the comprehensive plan, items to implement in the near term, and items staff recommends not pursuing. "Staff was charged with conducting a final review of the 2018 Downtown Vibrancy Study and identifying any remaining implementation steps," the presenter said.

Key recommendations staff asked council to consider for the comprehensive-plan update include…

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