Agenda Date: 08/07/2018
Subject:
Title
A resolution ratifying updates of the updated Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines, now entitled the "Downtown Littleton Design Standards"
Body
Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
The request is to consider ratification of the updated Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines, now entitled "Downtown Littleton Design Standards."
Per Title 2, Chapter 9, Section 1 (D) of the city code, planning commission "may make and adopt such design guidelines it deems necessary to guide development occurring within the city."
On June 18, 2018, the historical preservation board held a meeting and heard and considered public comment when voting 6-1 to recommend adoption of the Downtown Littleton Design Standards. The nay vote was from member Kastner who indicated he had been out of town and had not had a chance to read the document. Planning commission approved the Downtown Littleton Design Standards on July 9, 2018.
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the historical preservation board and planning commission adopted the Downtown Design Standards and Guidelines. In the 12 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 guidelin...
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