Council tables Capitol Square zone text and rezone to Dec. 14, allows painted brick in East Central zones
December 7, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
The council voted 7-0 to table the Capitol Square zone text amendment and rezone to Dec. 14 for more clarification on the MU zone and master plan. It adopted an ordinance 7-0 allowing brick homes to be painted in three East Central residential zones and adopted an alley vacation behind 1730 Washington Boulevard.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Alley vacation behind 1730 Washington Boulevard | Approved · 7-0 |
| Capitol Square zone text amendment (live-work space and MU zone uses) | Tabled · 7-0 |
| Capitol Square rezone from NC-2 to MU | Tabled · 7-0 |
| Painted brick in East Central zones | Approved · 7-0 |
| Community and Economic Development Citizen Advisory Committee appointments | Approved · 7-0 |
| Work session topics | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 5.a · Other
Alley vacation behind 1730 Washington Boulevard
Approved · 7-0
Public hearing on Ordinance 2021-58 vacating a portion of the alley behind 1730 Washington Boulevard, in the block between Washington Boulevard, 17th Street, Adams Avenue and River Drive. The ordinance was adopted.
Item 6.a.1 · Zoning
Capitol Square zone text amendment (live-work space and MU zone uses)
Tabled · 7-0
Planning Commission report on Ordinance 2021-59, which would add a definition of Live-Work Space (section 15-2-13) and new subsections C and D in section 15-39-8 designating uses allowed in the Capitol Square (MU) Zone. Public input was received. The council tabled the ordinance to Dec. 14 for more clarification on the MU zone and the project master plan.
Item 6.a.2 · Zoning
Capitol Square rezone from NC-2 to MU
Tabled · 7-0
Ordinance 2021-60 would reclassify property from Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) to Mixed Use (MU), generally between Monroe Boulevard and Quincy Avenue and 24th and 25th Streets. Input was received and the council tabled it to Dec. 14 for more clarification.
- Current zone → proposed: NC-2 → MU
Item 6.b · City code
Painted brick in East Central zones
Approved · 7-0
Ordinance 2021-61 amends sections 15-15-2.B, 15-35-5.B and 15-36-5.B to allow brick homes to be painted in the East Central Single-Family Residential (R-1-5), Two-Family Residential (R-2EC) and Multi-Family Residential (R-3) zones. Input was received and the ordinance was adopted.
Item 4.a · Appointment
Community and Economic Development Citizen Advisory Committee appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council approved the appointments of Arlene Anderson and Benjamin Hughes and the reappointment of Martha Syme to the committee, as a consent item.
Other
Work session topics
Discussed
The 4 p.m. joint work session with the Redevelopment Agency covered FY22 salary schedule amendments for council salaries, a Synchrony Bank line of credit renewal, an FY22 RDA budget amendment for the DL Evans loan and Quality Neighborhood program income, a proposed Satnam Singh Drive honorary street name at 675 North, council rules and norms, and the Marshall White Center recreation master plan.
What residents said
Capitol Square zoningPainted brick
The results report says public input was received on the Capitol Square items and the painted-brick ordinance but does not summarize it.