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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />APRIL 17, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF THE <br />CITYWIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES <br /> <br />aefl~ <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2" Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution approving the Citywide Design Guidelines. <br /> <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION <br /> <br />Recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the <br />Citywide Design Guidelines by a vote of 9:0 on November 3, 2005. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br /> <br />Recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the <br />Citywide Design Guidelines by a vote of 7:0 on November 14, 2005. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The City has recently completed work on the preparation of a Citywide <br />Design Guidelines manual. The Guidelines are a set of architectural and <br />design principles that provide guidance to business owners, homeowners, <br />City staff and the design community regarding the development and <br />rehabilitation of property. Since the last formal update to the Design <br />Guidelines in 1984, changes in development trends in the City and the <br />desire to offer progressive design solutions have resulted in the need for <br />an updated and comprehensive document. <br /> <br />Staff has completed various tasks related to the completion of this <br />document, including the review of existing design standards and policies, <br />the updating of existing text and complementary graphics, and the <br />preparation of text and graphics for new design principles. The final <br />product is a document that is easy to interpret, contains an innovative <br />page layout, and will be posted on the City's website to allow 24 hour <br />accessibility to interested parties. Finally, the document will clearly <br />express the City's expectations of quality design. <br /> <br />750-1 <br />