Staff presents draft Uptown East redevelopment plan with pedestrian-focused design guidelines

Aug 20, 2024

City staff presented a draft Uptown East redevelopment plan outlining objectives, preferred and prohibited land uses, and design guidelines favoring pedestrian-oriented development; the authority voted to receive and file the draft and begin stakeholder engagement.

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City planning staff presented a draft redevelopment plan for Uptown East that lays out objectives (removing environmental deficiencies, acquiring and marketing sites, encouraging rehabilitation) and land-use guidance. The draft prefers owner-occupied single-family and two-family dwellings and allows multi-family and pedestrian-oriented commercial uses while discouraging primary-use parking lots and drive-throughs.

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