Title
Study Session Summary of March 7, 2017 - Land Use and Transportation Element and Environmental Impact Report
Summary
Call to Order:
Vice Mayor Larsson called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m.
City Councilmembers Present:
Mayor Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Jim Griffith
Councilmember Larry Klein
Councilmember Nancy Smith
Councilmember Russ Melton
Councilmember Michael S. Goldman
City Councilmembers Absent:
None.
Study Session Summary:
Director of Community Development Trudi Ryan provided the staff report summarizing the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) content related to Village Centers and transportation mode and parking. Staff identified key narrative and policies for each of these topics and included staff recommendations for alterations to text or policies to respond to comments on these items.
Staff briefly summarized the existing conditions and zoning for each of the proposed Village Center locations and requested Councilmembers feedback on each.
Staff listed the transportation mode and parking policies that were deemed of most heightened concern and provided potential language. Staff requested Council comments on policy language.
Vice Mayor Larsson opened the discussion for questions and comments.
Comments and Questions from Councilmembers:
Village Centers
General
* Would like clarification about what makes village mixed-use different from mixed-use more generally.
* Generally, neighborhood compatibility is a primary concern for constituents. Although, the LUTE is a policy level document, would like to have additional measures to ensure that the specific developments at each Village Center are appropriate in scale and provide adequate transition in design and feel to surrounding residential neighborhood development.
* Interest in other key intersections with commercial opportunity in ITR areas also being identified as village mixed-use to ensure nearby services to new residential neighborhoods with larger blocks.
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