We are completely off from the Planwest schedule for the Gateway plan. Let's re-evaluate where we are, and adjust accordingly. With specific requests for what the City Council can do.
Video of the Form-Based Code presentation by Ben Noble, August 16, 2022. 1 hour 31 minutes. This was the 2nd presentation. With some questionable survey input from about 50 participants.
Redwood City's Downtown Precise Plan was adopted in 2011, after three or four years of development. It is helpful to us because it incorporates a well-designed Form-Based Code -- and has a blend of Discretionary Review and Ministerial Review.
Many form-based codes meander away from the fundamental principles that make them attractive in the first place. From the website of Smart Growth America.
Which does Arcata want? Ministerial review, to smooth the way for developers, or Planning Commission and public input, which allows for greater oversight? We can have both.
Redwood City's Downtown Precise Plan includes Form-Based code and Planning Commission review. It all took 4 years to develop. The code can serve as a model for Arcata.
Redwood City's Downtown Precise Plan includes Form-Based code and Planning Commission review. It all took 4 years to develop. The plan can serve as a model for Arcata.
Why this website exists?
Because this is what Ministerial Review looks like. The data center building on 11th Street goes against everything that's important to us. No jobs, no vitality. This is the blight in Arcata
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