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Council advances first hearing on new Downtown zoning code and government‑campus rules as referendum looms
Summary
Council held the required first hearing on a proposed form‑based Downtown Zoning District (Ordinance 57‑71) and aired intensive public comment about building heights, parking, and transparency; council also adopted Ordinance 57‑72 clarifying that the downtown campus ordinance would be conditionally repealed if voters reject the March 10 referendum (vote 5‑0). Full adoption of the new downtown code is scheduled for a later hearing.
The City Council held a lengthy Feb. 10 hearing on a proposed Downtown Zoning District (Ordinance 57‑71) that would replace portions of the existing DDRI development order and set form‑based standards for downtown redevelopment, including regulating plans, architectural standards, ground‑floor activation, open‑space requirements and revised parking rates.
Development Services Deputy Director Ms. Sita (speaker 27) told the council the code introduces form‑based elements and a regulating plan that ties specific lot‑by‑lot standards to a table of requirements. She said the general height framework would set a 100‑foot (about nine stories) baseline with a possible maximum of 140 feet on some lots consistent with previous DDRI allowances, and that…
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