Design Review Standards amendment
Amendment to the design review chapter of the zoning code clarifying when each standard applies, removing duplicates and adding standards for pedestrian interest, building massing, facade length and added height. A hearing was held August 12, 2025 with no speakers, and action was deferred.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Citywide (Chapter 21A.59)
Every hearing and vote
June 10, 2025 · City Council work session
Design Review Standards amendment (Chapter 21A.59)
Continued
The briefing on changes to the design review chapter of the city zoning code was moved to a future meeting due to time constraints.
July 1, 2025 · City Council work session
Design Review Standards amendment
Discussed
Staff described a proposal to clarify when each design review section applies, remove duplicate standards and add standards for pedestrian interest, building massing, street-facing facade length and added height. Members discussed process streamlining, affordable housing exemptions and window requirements for longer facades inside and outside historic districts. A hearing was planned for August 12.
July 8, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda
Approved · 7-0
The consent agenda set an August 19 truth-in-taxation hearing on a tax rate above the certified rate and the FY2025-26 budget including the Library budget; set August 12 hearings on Design Review Standards, Downtown parking regulations and the Chapter 11.14 parties and gatherings ordinance; and appointed Sarah Vaughn and Margaret Neville to the Library Board (terms ending June 30, 2028) and Solomon Brumbaugh to the Transportation Advisory Board (term ending September 25, 2028).
August 12, 2025 · City Council
Design Review Standards amendment (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The Council held a hearing on amendments to Chapter 21A.59 on design review. No one spoke. The hearing was closed and action deferred to a later meeting.