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Cultural District and Arts -Related Zoning Overlay Models <br />Portland, Oregon <br />Design Overlay Zone <br />The Design Overlay Zone promotes the conservation, enhancement, and continued vitality of <br />areas of the City with special scenic, architectural, or cultural value. This is achieved through <br />the creation of design districts and applying the Design Overlay Zone as part of community <br />planning projects, development of design guidelines for each district, and by requiring design <br />review or compliance with the Community Design Standards. In addition, design review or <br />compliance with the Community Design Standards ensures that certain types of infill <br />development will be compatible with the neighborhood and enhance the area. <br />https://www.portiandorellg.pov/bps/article/53342 <br />San Antonio, Texas <br />Zona Cultural <br />The Zona Cultural is a unique and highly successful district in downtown San Antonio rich with <br />history and cultural and art centers. The district is 44 contiguous blocks on the west -end of <br />downtown where San Antonio has its roots and where the city first began. San Pedro Creek, <br />Main Plaza, Military Plaza, Market Square, and Alameda Theater, among dozens of other <br />institutions and art installations, are all located in the Zona and serve as symbols of our history <br />and modern culture. <br />The mission of the Zona Cultural is to support, develop and link concentrations of cultural, <br />historic, commercial and entertainment experiences authentic to San Antonio. The Zona <br />Cultural is where creative lifestyles, business, and education are connected and celebrated, <br />and where residents and visitors engage with history and the continuing evolution of the <br />culturally blended community. <br />http://downtownsanantonio.org/main/zona-cu Itu ra I <br />Blacksburg, Virginia <br />Arts and Cultural Overlays <br />In 2012 Blacksburg Town Council passed Ordinance 1660 establishing an Arts and Cultural <br />District to provide incentives in designated downtown areas. From this ordinance, three distinct <br />zones were created. These include a Live Work Sell Arts Overlay Zone; a Tourism Zone; and a <br />Creative Transitional Zone. <br />http://www.blapksburg.gov/commun ity/arts-and-culture/arts-and-cultural-district- <br />incentive -zones <br />