§ 6.1304. PBD Overlay District criteria.

A.

Before the first Planning Commission hearing on a PBD Overlay District application, the Development Review Board shall make a recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding the Development Plan based on the following criteria.

1.

Criteria for a PBD Overlay District application in a Type 1 Area:

a.

The Development Plan shall reflect the goals and policies of the Character & Design Chapter of the Downtown Plan; and

b.

The site development standards and building form shall be in conformance with the Downtown Plan Urban Design & Architectural Guidelines.

2.

Criteria for a PBD Overlay District application in a Type 2 Area or a Type 2.5 Area:

a.

The Development Plan shall reflect the goals and policies of the Character & Design Chapter of the Downtown Plan;

b.

The site development standards and building form shall be in conformance with the Downtown Plan Urban Design & Architectural Guidelines;

c.

The building form shall reflect the planned character of development within which the development project will be located;

d.

The Development Plan shall incorporate standards for development within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the Downtown Boundary that address appropriate transitions in building heights and building massing between the proposed development and the zoning districts abutting or adjacent to the development;

e.

The Development Plan for development within one hundred (100) feet of a Type 1 Area shall address appropriate transitions in building heights, building massing, and landscape materials between the proposed development and the Type 1 Area;

f.

The Development Plan shall incorporate standards for development adjacent to public streets that include sidewalks, pedestrian linkages, building forms and architectural features that address human scale and pedestrian orientation; and

g.

The pedestrian circulation shall be accessible and easy to navigate, and incorporate open space and pedestrian linkages to the public pedestrian circulation network.

3.

Criteria for a PBD Overlay District application in the Type 3 Area:

a.

The Development Plan shall reflect the goals and policies of the Character & Design Chapter of the Downtown Plan;

b.

The site development standards and building form shall be in conformance with the Downtown Plan Urban Design & Architectural Guidelines;

c.

The building form shall reflect the planned character of development within which the development project will be located;

d.

The Development Plan shall incorporate standards for development within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the Downtown Boundary that address appropriate transitions in building heights and building massing between the proposed development and the zoning districts abutting or adjacent to the development;

e.

The Development Plan for development within one hundred (100) feet of a Type 1 Area, a Type 2 Area and/or Type 2.5 Area shall address appropriate transitions in building heights, building massing, and landscape materials between the proposed development and the Type 1 Area, Type 2 Area and/or Type 2.5 Area;

f.

The Development Plan shall incorporate standards for development adjacent to public streets that include sidewalks, pedestrian linkages, building forms and architectural features that address human scale and pedestrian orientation; and

g.

The pedestrian circulation shall be accessible and easy to navigate, and incorporate open space and pedestrian linkages to the public pedestrian circulation network.

B.

In addition to the criteria used by the City Council to review a zoning district map amendment application, the Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council, based on the following applicable criteria:

1.

Standard criteria:

a.

The proposed development supports the land use elements of the General Plan and the Downtown Plan.

2.

Criteria to add land uses to Table 5.3004.D., Land Uses for Each Sub-district of the Downtown District:

a.

Each proposed land use helps maintain a balance of land uses in the Downtown Area in accordance with the Downtown Plan.

b.

Each proposed land use is compatible with the adjacent development, and strengthens the mix of land uses and activities in the Downtown Area.

c.

Each proposed land use substantially implements the pedestrian oriented, twenty-four (24) hour downtown community goals of the Downtown Plan.

3.

Criteria to achieve bonus(es):

a.

The proposed Development Plan reflects noteworthy investments to provide public benefits, improve the quality of life in the community, and assist in achieving the goals and policies of the General Plan, Downtown Plan and City objectives, in the vicinity where the development will be located.

C.

The City Council may approve, or approve with stipulations, a development application or portion thereof, if it finds the development application meets the criteria of Subsection B above.

D.

The property owner shall address the criteria in this section.

(Ord. No. 3987, § 1(Res. No. 8948, § 1(Exh. A, § 22), 11-14-12; Ord. No. 4117, § 1(Res. No. 9563, Exh. A, § 14), 11-19-13; Ord. No. 4143, § 1(Res. No. 9678, Exh. A, §§ 186, 187), 5-6-14; Ord. No. 4355, § 1(Res. No. 11190, § 4, Exh. A), 7-2-18)