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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />'~dpca,m~ !sy <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 17, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF THE <br />CITYWIDE DESIGN GUIDELINES <br />d"^.-rte <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on Intl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt a resolution approving the Citywide Design Guidelines. <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION <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 />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <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 />DISCUSSION <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 />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 />75D-1 <br />