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Central City Urban Design Guidelines

Urban Design is proud to present for review the Public Review Draft of the Central City Design Guidelines & Plan (CCUDGP), Volume 1. These guidelines will be reviewed by the general public, City departments, City commissions and City Council over the next few months.

Each chapter is available for public review in two versions: one that is of smaller file size for viewing on the screen, and another of a larger file size for printing. A comment form is provided below to receive and track public comments as related to specific parts of the document. Comments may be anonymous, and may become a part of the public record.

About the Guidelines

The CCUDGP seeks to set forth a body of guidelines for the development of the public realm (e.g. sidewalk design, street design, and parks) as well as setting high standards in the private realm, meaning the character of individual buildings form, massing, detail, and materials.

The Central City Urban Design Plan will be developed in two volumes. Volume 1 presents a range of guidelines and implementation recommendations for review as a body of broad design principles. Once this document has received full input from the public and city agencies, and adopted by City Council, work on Volumn 2 will begin. Volume 2 will articulate a vision for the public ways and parks of the Central City and the form and shape of the skyline using the principles and guidelines of Volume 1. These two volumns will comprise the Urban Design Plan for the Central City.

The completed Urban Design Plan-Volume 2 will articulate a vision for the public ways and parks of the Central City and the form and shape of the skyline using the principles and guidelines of Volume 1.

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Please note that contact information is optional. The comments collected will be advisory, and any information submitted may become public records.

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Document Section	No Section GENERAL COMMENT Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Ch. 1 Introduction Ch. 1-A The Intent Ch. 1-B Use of the Plan Ch. 1-C Planning Process Ch. 1-D Guidelines Document Organization Chapter 2 FRAMEWORK Ch. 2.-A The Context Ch. 2-A.1 Physical and Historic Context Ch. 2-A.2 Planning Context Ch. 2-A.3 Market Context Ch. 2.-B The Vision for Central City Ch. 2.-C Urban Design Framework Concepts Ch. 2-C.1 The Downtown Skyline Ch. 2-C.2 Downtown Gateways Ch. 2-C.3 Primary Streets and The Street Grid Ch. 2-C.4 Transit Streets and Transit-Oriented Development Ch. 2-C.5 A Pedestrian and Bicycle-Friendly Downtown Ch. 2-C.6 A Healthy Urban Forest Ch. 2-C.7 Distinctive Neighborhoods & Districts Ch. 2-C.8 Preserving Historic Resources Ch. 2-C.9 Parks and Open Space Ch. 2-C.10 Creating a Complete, Well-served Community Ch. 2-C.11 Active Streetscapes and Sidewalk Cafes Ch. 2-C.12 The Retail Environment Ch. 2-C.13 A Well-defined Public Realm Ch. 2-C.14 Tower Massing and Separation Chapter 3 PUBLIC REALM Ch. 3-A Introduction Ch. 3-B Travelway Realm Ch. 3-B.1 Street Types Ch. 3-B.2 On-Street Parking Ch. 3-B.3 Intersections Ch. 3-C Pedestrian Realm Ch. 3-C.1 Public Sidewalks Ch. 3-C.1.a Sidewalk Widths Ch. 3-C.1.b Functional Zones Ch. 3-C.1.c Pedestrian Zone Ch. 3-C.1.d Public Amenity Zone Ch. 3-C.1.e Frontage Zone Ch. 3-C.1.f Paving Ch. 3-C.2 Street Furnishings and Amenities Ch. 3-C.2.a General Guidelines Ch. 3-C.2.b Miscellaneous Ch. 3-C.2.c Bicycle Racks Ch. 3-C.3 Transit Ch. 3-C.4 Landscape Ch. 3-C.5 Street Lighting Ch. 3-C.6 Public Art Chapter 4 PRIVATE REALM Ch. 4-A Introduction Ch. 4-B Building Types Ch. 4-B.1 Residential Ch. 4-B.1.a Low-Rise Ch. 4-B.1.b Mid-Rise Ch. 4-B.1.c High-rise Ch. 4-B.2 Commercial Ch. 4-B.2.a Low-Rise Ch. 4-B.2.b High-Rise Ch. 4-C Site Planning Ch. 4-C.1 Build-to-Lines & Setbacks Ch. 4-C.1.a Setback Districts Ch. 4-C.2 Tree Setbacks Ch. 4-C.3 Lot Coverage Ch. 4-C.4 Open Space Ch. 4-C.4.a Pocket Parks Ch. 4-C.5 Landscaping Ch. 4-C.6 Project Size & Building Type Ch. 4-C.7 Service Areas & Access Ch. 4-D Massing & Building Configuration Ch. 4-D.1 Street Wall & Building Base Height Ch. 4-D.2 Bulk Controls Ch. 4-D.2.a Residential and Residential/Mixed-Use Buildings Ch. 4-D.2.b Commercial Buildings Ch. 4-D.2.c Tower Separation & Height Differentiation Ch. 4-D.2.d Distinctive Top Ch. 4-D.3 Facades Ch. 4-D.3.a Ground Level Uses Ch. 4-D.3.b Transparency Ch. 4-D.3.c Articulation of Street-Wall Ch. 4-D.3.d Fenestration: Window & Façade Systems & Patterns Ch. 4-D.3.e Entrances Ch. 4-D.3.f Canopies,Awnings, Sunshades Ch. 4-D.3.g Projecting Elements & Enchroachments Ch. 4-D.3.h Materials Ch. 4-D.3.i Lighting Ch. 4-D.4 Rooftops & Mechanical Penthouse Enclosures Ch. 4-D.5 Development along Alleys Ch. 4-D.6 Sustainability Ch. 4-D.7 Public Art Ch. 4-E Parking and Vehicle Access Ch. 4-E.1 Location and Configuration Ch. 4-E.1.a Structured Parking Ch. 4-E.1.a Surface Parking Ch. 4-E.2 Bicycle Parking Ch. 4-F In-fill Development in Historic Neighborhoods
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