Agenda Date: 06/18/2018
Subject:
Title
Resolution regarding the updated Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines, now entitled the "Downtown Littleton Design Standards"
Body
Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
REQUESTED BOARD ACTION:
The request is to review the updated Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines, now entitled "Downtown Littleton Design Standards" and make a formal recommendation to the Planning Commission.
On July 9, 2018, the planning commission will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the Littleton Downtown Design Standards, and on July 17, 2018 city council will consider ratifying the document.
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the historical preservation board and planning commission adopted the Littleton Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines. In the twelve years since they were adopted, the pace and type of development in Downtown Littleton has changed dramatically. As one step in responding to these changes, city council directed staff to undertake a public process to review and update the design standards and guidelines by (1) revising the document to be more user-friendly and (2), when viable, transforming guidelines into standards.
To accomplish this project, the city hired Littleton consulting firm Bryant Flink Architecture + Design and assembled a technical advisory team. The technical team included professional representatives from the historical preservation board, planning commission, downtown businesses, and downtown property owners.
The charge to the consultant and the technical team was to make the document more user-friendly and the design standards and guidelines more enforceable. The number and extent of changes that would require a policy discussion have been minimized; instead, the focus has been on technical and editorial changes. Changes that would require a policy discussion have been identified and set aside for a possible future project. The document has been shortened by eliminating dup...
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