Placement: Proclamations and Special presentations
Action Requested: Discussion
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Citywide Design Standards Update Presentation
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Submitted By: Holly Price, Planner III, Planning and Zoning Department
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to plan for smart and balanced growth.
Executive Summary (General Business): To amend the Citywide Design Standards. Major changes include the following: Not allow garage doors and open bays to face arterial or collector roads, require decorative garbage cans for commercial uses, revised building articulation requirements, added minimum building transparency requirements, added minimum building height requirements, added requirements for gas station canopies, revised Approved Colors Chart, added Design Guidelines, removed Green Building Incentives and minimum Usable Open Space requirements.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council review the draft of the Citywide Design Standards and provide comments as to whether any changes are desired.
Background: The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approvalon April 6, 2021. Staff sent preliminary drafts of the Citywide Design Standards to the Chamber of Commerce, the Treasure Coast Builders Association, and various other stakeholders. Staff held a workshop with stakeholders on November 4, 2020. Staff sent a draft to the Planning and Zoning Board for preliminary review and comments on February 2, 2021. Staff presented a draft to the Development Task Force on February 19, 2021 and to the Commercial and Residential Stakeholders Group on March 5, 2021. The City hired Canin Associates, urban design consultants, located in Orlando, Florida to assist the Planning and Zoning Department in amending the Citywide Design Standards.
Issues/Analysis: See attached staff report.
Financial Information: N/A
Special Consideration: Staff is requesting City Council provide direction on whether the City Council would like the Citywide Design Standards to apply to all development located in the City including the Master Planned Communities such as Tradition and St. Lucie West - or to keep the design standards as they are now and exclude those areas.
Location of Project: Most all properties located within the City of Port St. Lucie.
Attachments: Staff Presentation
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Internal Reference Number: 5855
Legal Sufficiency Review:
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