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In‑person participants favored taller buildings; online responses leaned to keeping current limits
Summary
Framework reported a sharp split in engagement: in‑person outreach overwhelmingly favored taller heights (8–10 stories among supporters), while online responses were more mixed and leaned toward retaining current limits.
Framework told the joint meeting that engagement methods yielded different outcomes: in‑person activities (tabling, Main Street events and apartment outreach) showed strong support for permitting taller buildings in the study area, while the online survey results leaned toward keeping existing height limits.
"For in‑person engagement... 97 or 94% or 61 votes were in favor," consultant Jeff Erangel said, listing in‑person tallies and a smaller online sample that favored the status quo. He also said in‑person respondents favored 8–10 story options among those who supported increases, while more than half of online respondents preferred existing limits.
Staff and commissioners emphasized that the sample sizes were modest and that in‑person turnout can skew results for or against a proposal. Commissioners suggested additional targeted outreach—including renderings and simulations of proposed heights—to help residents visualize trade‑offs and impacts.
The consultants recommended using both the in‑person and online feedback to inform nuanced subdistrict heights, frontage standards, and targeted mitigation measures as the land‑development code is drafted.
