HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9857 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9857
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 22, 2016
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*a SUBJECT: PROPOSED UPDATE AND EXPANSION OF THE DOWNTOWN
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The City Council established the Downtown Urban Design District in 2001 and revised the design
guidelines to standards in 2009. In accordance with the Downtown Strategic Action Plan: Plan
2023, staff from Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. (DFWI) and the City have been working with property
owners, business owners and neighborhood groups to update the Downtown Urban Design
Standards and Guidelines. The intent of the update is to ensure Downtown remains the most
vibrant, walkable, mixed-use urban center in the region focusing on exceptional design of both
private and public places. Specifically, the update would do the following:
• Expand the Downtown Urban Design District to include the industrial area east of the
Intermodal Transportation Center to I-35W, and the Greenway, Rock Island and Samuels
Avenue neighborhoods;
• Update signage standards to reflect national trends and Downtown stakeholder input;
• Add new standards to address sidewalk conflicts with valet stands and drop-off zones;
• Add new standards to address building materials; and
• Establish a minimum building height of three stories along key corridors.
The proposed standards and guidelines can be viewed on DFWI's website at:
http://www.dfwi.org/what-we-do/promects
Public hearings for adoption of the updated standards and guidelines are scheduled to be held by
the Downtown Design Review Board on April 7, by the Zoning Commission on May 11 , and by
the City Council on June 7, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Assistant Planning and Development
Director, at 817-392-8018.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9857
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