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City Council Meeting Minutes April 5, 2016: Page 9 of 18 Planner II Robinson presented the draft South Boulder Road small area plan. The Comprehensive Plan approved in 2013 calls for development of guidelines of areas in the city. The South Boulder Road small area plan is one of those areas to be translated into zoning and design guidelines to control what is built in the corridor. The small area plan: 1. Defines land uses for the corridor 2. Establishes preferred physical character (design guidelines) 3. Outlines public infrastructure priorities. The Project started with a kick -off meeting in October of 2014, then 3 public workshops and the draft plan was reviewed by City Council in a recent study session. Project Principles were based on public input and endorsed by Planning Commission and City Council last year. Community Design was based on input heard, desire for places to go and places to stay, the desire to get around and get to, creating a sense of community across the major corridors and getting development that contributes. Place- making concepts were looked at; design issues to incorporate into the design guidelines after the plan is adopted. Transitional streets, pedestrian refuges to make it more pleasant and safer to walk along major corridors, views into the community, creating parking easy to traverse and not unsightly. Allowed land uses will be maintained. The focus will be on design to make it compatible with the community. A few street improvements are recommended, some new streets, some new private connections to create connections in developments or across developments, and a few new intersections including a potential one at South Boulder Road and Kaylix or Cannon Circle. To make it easier to walk along South Boulder Road where there is additional right of way, the recommendation is to expand the sidewalk and enhance the landscaping. Where that is not possible the plan looks at having parallel connections. To cross South Boulder Road, underpasses were talked about. The plan calls for an underpass near Via Appia at Cottonwood Park and a desire for an underpass at Main Street was heard. Between the right of way constraints and utilities, staff does not believe it is feasible with the direction received from Council not to pursue the re- alignment of Main Street. Two underpasses are in the works, under the railroad track near Steel Ranch and under Highway 42 near the new Kestrel development. Roadway improvements are being looked at to make it more pedestrian friendly. The location of allowed heights: Buildings along South Boulder Road and Hwy 42/96t" Street should be primarily one story with a second story allowed under specific conditions. Further back from the corridor buildings should be a maximum of two stories with a third story allowed conditionally.