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CHAPTER 1
<br /> • Develop consensus regarding allowable uses, development standards and
<br /> design guidelines within sub-areas of downtown.
<br /> • Identify potential streetscape, transportation, and open space improvements
<br /> to make downtown more attractive to desired commercial and residential
<br /> uses.
<br /> • Send a strong signal to the business and development community of the
<br /> City's priority on promoting downtown as a business, cultural and residential
<br /> center.
<br /> Process
<br /> et,:,,y.P C",`+°,,o, .; �;' The planning process for the Downtown Plan commenced in July, 2005, with
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<br /> t w" and circulation issues, market conditions, and policies and recommendations
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<br /> ts ' 4 � ` ` A�'401:' The planning team conducted several stakeholder interviews in August to
<br /> v 'h"' '^'r�" +' ta° s ' r T.O r discuss downtown objectives, problems, issues, and opportunities. Also earlyin
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<br /> Figure 3. Participants discuss appropriate special opportunities and constraints. At the second Planning Commission
<br /> locations for various housing types downtown at workshop in October, participants discussed and rated alternative development
<br /> the first workshop. concepts for both the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods. This
<br /> included preferences on building heights, housing types, open space, and a
<br /> range of other downtown design elements. By this time, the City had received
<br /> over 400 responses to the on-line survey, and the planning team summarized
<br /> key findings from the survey at the workshop. In November, participants
<br /> discussed circulation, streetscape, and parking options at the Planning
<br /> Commission Workshop.
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