Agenda Date: 01/15/2019
Subject:
Title
A resolution to ratify the amended Downtown Littleton Design Standards extending the boundary of Subdistrict 3
Body
Presented By:
Michael Sutherland, Planning Manager, Community Development Department
REQUESTED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council wish to ratify an amended Downtown Littleton Design Standards, extending the boundary of Subdistrict 3, to include the downtown area northeast of the intersection between Prince Street and Santa Fe Drive?
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the historical preservation board and planning commission adopted the Littleton 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 Downtown Littleton Design Standards were adopted by planning commission and ratified by city council earlier this summer. One outcome of that project included a list of additional items to be addressed, as time permitted, to continue to bring the design standards in alignment with other governing planning documents, including the Downtown Neighborhood Plan. The proposed amendment to Subdistrict 3, to expand the boundary north along Prince adjacent to Santa Fe Drive, further aligns these two documents.
The adopted Downtown Littleton Design Standards are attached for reference.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
On December 10, 201...
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