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What are the appropriate building heights and land uses for downtown?
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Mayor Mick Ireland
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In early April, City Council made changes to downtown zoning. The changes lowered height to 28 feet for two story buildings and require an equal amount of affordable housing to be built on a property if it is developed with free-market housing.
In the CC zone district, the height was lowered from 38 - 42 feet to 28 feet. In the C-1 zone district, the height was lowered from 36 - 40 feet to 28 feet.
During the discussion, City Council indicated an interest in increasing the height to allow three stories of development, but that additional discussion and public outreach was needed to determine the appropriate height and land uses for downtown. In the coming months, City Council will be considering changes to the CC and C-1 zone districts. The City is interested in your comments and opinions regarding potential changes to the allowed heights. Your comments will be used in conjunction with other public outreach efforts by City Council as they consider zone district changes.
Questions to consider as you respond:
- What kinds of heights do you think are appropriate for downtown?
- Do you think varying heights on a block is important?
- Do you think three story development is appropriate downtown?
- Are there specific land uses you think should be encouraged or discouraged downtown?
- Are there specific uses you think should exist in a building in order to allow three story development?
- Do you think there are any uses that are inappropriate for a third floor?
- Do you believe housing, whether affordable or free-market or both, is appropriate downtown?
- Do you think activity, such as restaurant seating, private decks, pools, etc, on building roofs is appropriate in downtown?