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Agenda Subject: Amend the Downtown Urban Center Design
Date: March 8, 2011
Standards
Department:
Attachments: Pedestrian Street
Budget Impact: N/A
Planning and Development
Designation Map Showing the
Proposed Change
Administrative Recommendation:
Planning and Community Development Committee approve changing Auburn Avenue, between East
Main Street and 1St Street NE, from a Pedestrian I Street to a Pedestrian II Street.
Background Summary:
The Downtown Urban Center Design Standards were originally adopted as part of the Downtown Urban
Center (DUC) zone by the City Council February 2007. Periodic review and amendments to the design
standards have been made as a result of the two recently completed downtown projects; One Main
Professional Plaza and the Auburn Regional Medical Plaza building and parking garage.
A previous amendment to the design standards changed the street designation for a portion of North
Division Street between Main Street and 1St Street NE from a Pedestrian I street to a Pedestrian 11 street.
During the review of this amendment, the Downtown Redevelopment Committee (DRC) and Planning and
Community Development Committee (PCDC) stated that a goal of the design standards is to focus
retail/commercial uses on the ground floor along Main Street and South Division Street (the promenade)
and that other uses such as medical office could be located on the ground floor along other downtown
streets.
An inquiry into the vacant Key Bank Building, at Auburn Avenue and 1St Street NE, about establishing
medical office at this location was made. In reviewing the design standards, Auburn Avenue between
East Main Street and 1St Street NE is still designated a Pedestrian I street which does not permit medical
office uses. Based on previous discussions with DRC and PCDC, Auburn Avenue is not envisioned to be
retail/commercial focused corridor and therefore could be a Pedestrian 11 street.
The proposed amendment to the Downtown Urban Center Design Standards has been reviewed by
PCDC and DRC. Both Committees expressed support for the proposed amendment but made it very
clear that intersections at Main Street are to be retail/restaurant/commercial focused on the ground floor.
Reviewed by Council & Committees:
Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES:
❑ Building ❑ M&O
❑ Airport ❑ Finance
❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor
❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv.
❑ Finance ❑ Parks
❑ Human Services ® Planning & CD
❑ Fire ® Planning
❑ Park Board ❑ Public Works
❑ Legal ❑ Police
❑ Planning Comm. ® Other Downtown
❑ Public Works ❑ Human Resources
❑ Information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing
Referred to Until
Tabled Until
Councilmember: Norman
Staff: Snyder
Meeting Date: March 14, 2011
Item Number:
AUBURN * MODE THAN YOU IMAGINED
Pedestrian Streets
Design Standards
Downtown Urban Center Zone
May 24, 20; PFebruary XX, 2011