Agenda Date: 06/02/2020
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ULUC - Downtown Phase II Policy Discussion Part 2
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Prepared By:
Kathleen Osher, Manager of Innovation & Performance Excellence
PURPOSE:
Further discussion on Phase II of amending the city's code relative to development in Downtown.
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenters: Kathleen Osher, Manager of Innovation & Performance
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Additional Presenters: Bret C. Keast, AICP, CEO, Kendig Keast Collaborative
Brian Mabry, AICP, Principal-in-Charge, Code Practice Leader, Kendig Keast Collaborative
Nore' Winter, Principal and Owner, Winter & Company
SUMMARY:
Kendig Keast Collaborative will further discuss the transition for Littleton's land use and zoning codes as they apply to Downtown. This transition is moving away from our current mostly use-based requirements with separate design standards and guidelines to be more character- and form-based with integrated design standards.
Character standards relate to how landscaped or open areas, paved surfaces, and building placement create a sense of place. Form-based regulations concentrate on the design of a building in terms of windows, step backs to reduce massing, roof forms, and building materials and the placement of the building relative to the street.
In this packet, Kendig Keast Collaborative has provided seven additional policy questions for Council discussion. This discussion combined with the input from both Envision Studios and the Council discussion on May 19 will inform the draft to be released on July 1 as Phase II draft amendments ready for public review and comment.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
Envision Littleton was developed to be a multi-year and multi-milestone commitment to planning for the next 20 years of the city. The top priority identified in the Comprehensive Plan is to update the city's regulatory framework and transition to a Unified Land Use Code. The Unified Land Use Code kicked off during the February 10, 2020 community event hosted ...
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