Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P18-024 Citywide Design Standards Amendment No. 4
This is an update to the Citywide Design Standards regarding requirements for commercial garage doors and open bays, commercial garbage cans, building articulation and height, gas station canopies, approved colors and other proposed changes.
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Submitted By: Holly Price, AICP, Planner III, Planning & Zoning Department
Executive Summary: 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 table, added Design Guidelines, removed Green Building Incentives and minimum open space requirements.
Presentation Information: Staff will make a presentation.
Background: Staff sent preliminary drafts of the Citywide Design Standards to the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council for review prior to this meeting. In addition, staff sent draft copies of the 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.
The City hired Canin Associates located in Orlando Florida to assist the Planning and Zoning Department in amending the Citywide Design Standards.
Location of Project: City of Port St Lucie. Excludes areas such as Tradition and St. Lucie West that have their own design standards.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Citywide Design Standards
3. Appendix A. Approved Colors Table
4. Staff Presentation
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