Tweaking Entry
Corridor Guidelines
When Entry Corridor Guidelines entered the city code a decade ago, a review committee of Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) and Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) was established to consider any disputes with regulations to protect the historic character of the city's three main entrances - San Marco Avenue, King Street and Anastasia Boulevard.
Review responsibility was recently moved to HARB.
"There are two main changes to the Design Standards" recommended by both PZB and HARB, Planning and Building Director David Birchim says in a memo to commissioners with introduction Monday of a new ordinance.
"First," writes Birchim, "an opinion type process is introduced so that a potential development can be reviewed by the Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) earlier in the design process, get preliminary design approval, than staff will review subsequent submittals.
"Secondly, during the development of the Design Standards for the entry corridors certain architectural "typologies" were established ... however, as development occurs, it has been recognized that some buildings or areas may be different than the standards established.
Therefore, this second proposal establishes a process to amend an assigned typology so that properties can be developed in more appropriate styles if found to be different than what was assigned in the standards."
Other amendments such as defining Highway Commercial styles are also included.
If approved the ordinance moves to public hearing and final action at a later meeting.