HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 03 Downtown District Design Standards Project Update and Consultant Scope of Work AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 5/26/2015
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Linda Pauly DPW Staff Phone No: (541) 726-4608
Estimated Time: 20 minutes S P R I N G F I E L D C I T Y C O U N C I L Council Goals: Promote and Enhance
our Hometown Feel
while Focusing on Livability and
Environmental Quality ITEM TITLE: DOWNTOWN DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS PROJECT UPDATE AND
CONSULTANT SCOPE OF WORK
ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff will provide Council with an overview of the design standards to be developed, as identified in the Consultant Scope of Work (Attachment 1).
ISSUE STATEMENT:
This is the second phase of a public planning process that will produce a set of
coherent and consistent design standards to improve Downtown’s overall image,
attractiveness and economic vitality. Council has directed staff to prepare Downtown District Design Standards to ensure that development projects, new uses
and new public improvements will make positive contributions to improve the look, feel and functionality of Downtown.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Consultant Scope of Work
DISCUSSION/ FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
At two previous work sessions (May 12 and June 23, 2014) Council reviewed the
overall scope of work for a project that will amend the Downtown Refinement Plan and update all of the design standards applicable in the Downtown District. Council provided early input and direction to staff on Phase One: Building Façade
and Property Maintenance Standards. Subsequently, staff applied for and was successful in receiving a Code Assistance
grant from the State’s TGM program to provide consultant resources to complete Phase Two of the project. A consultant has been selected and will begin work this month. The consultant is tasked with preparing new form-based design standards
that will be applicable to new Downtown development and public improvements in the right-of-way (ATT1). Careful consideration of the interface between
Downtown development and the adjacent residential neighborhoods including the
Washburn Historic District and East Kelly Butte is an important aspect of the design standards to be addressed.
The consultant will work with the City project team, the Downtown Citizen Advisory Committee, and a Technical Advisory group to propose a set of coherent
and consistent design standards to improve Downtown’s image, attractiveness and
economic vitality. A series of work sessions with the Planning Commission and Council will be scheduled in the months ahead to review and provide input on the
Phase Two draft design standards and code amendments and a coordinated strategy to implement the Phase One Building Façade and Property Maintenance Standards. Public involvement activities will be conducted to highlight the importance of good
design and property maintenance standards and to solicit input on the proposals. These actions support the outcomes envisioned in the Council’s adopted Downtown Urban Design Plan and Implementation Strategy consistent with Council Goals.
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