District and characteristics
examples 1st Street to 6th Street
Central Business District: • High Density development • Buildings to front of street • Active storefronts below, office and housing above • No parking on-site, metered on street, private and public parking towards the fringe
6th Street to 12th Street
Old Main Corridor: • Dense development along 4th Avenue between downtown and university • Serve downtown and student population • Active storefronts and mixed use housing
12th Street to 16th Street along 4th Avenue
University District: • Medium density housing and services primarily geared toward university • Maintain housing and development standards in line with downtown and university character
16th Street to 22nd Street
other tools
core
Downtown Transition: • Medium to high density development • Transition zone between neighborhood and downtown core • Mixed-uses but cohesive quality • Repurpose of large single-family housing for office or multi-family uses maintaining character
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Design guidelines: Set of recommendations to guide quality development through design of the physical environment relative to the current context Form-based code: Regulation that focuses on controlling physical form primarily, with a lesser focus on land use Historic District: Area which requires additional review for
130 Vision and Future Land Use
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historical or architectural significance Arts District: A mixed-use area created to promote the arts and arts economic development Business Improvement District: A defined area where businesses pay into a fund for projects that occur within the target area