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<br />;::-:.~::1i:-::;-:~ cO....::1t\.'..,:::: _....:, }L, \.~3;;n s~..,ottec this.. _ fo~.. C.O\..';-:tO\.::"'. :)uilt ir,to
<br />tne existing zoning o~~in~~ce. !~is invcstigation showed that co~~e~cial ~cvelopment
<br />zoning regulations ~Ilich ~erc really ~ost appropriate for suburban-style projects
<br />11.:;d been enCicted <JnG .:"I'li<:o c\:cl.Y....'here, including do....nto.~.n ",'herc they do not fit
<br />.....ell. Under the ~jCliC1HY code, virtually all dO"":1tO""l1 buildings ""erc legally
<br />nonconforming and so could not be rebuilt if severely damaged in a disaster. (
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<br />The solution proposed in }lcHenry called for a special.,zoning district for
<br />do~nto""~ which deals realistically with the small-lot, high-density, pedestrian -
<br />-character of the special area. The ordinance eliminated the setback, on-site
<br />~_ parking and loading requirements.
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<br />Gann cor:U7:ents that "Too often municipal zoning people focus so heavily on I.'hat
<br />they ~ant to see in new development that they ignore what's actually on the ground
<br />.., zoning for these older areas should reflect their existing character, even if
<br />that is not up to today' s de\1(~lopmcnt standards. \,llerc dO\.':1to...'o development' is
<br />healthy, zO:1i:.g should protect and preserve it rather than force its elimination
<br />s h 0 u 1 d d is a s t e r s t l' i ;: e . "
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<br />The Future Of Dov,Into\'m?
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<br />.:.. symposi\.l::l i71 dO-~7:to"'-;) Colorado Springs, CO, \..'hich '~'as provocatively themed
<br />"The Future 0: ::lo....:nto\.-:-'?" brought together "A great turnout," said realtor Gary
<br />Fe f fer 0 f S c h U c k, G n.: !;:, & E 11 is. Th e go a 1 0 f the eve nt, add e d Fe f fer, was to" get
<br />feedback" into the process \o,'hich do....'nto\..'Tlers hope will enable the:n "to get control
<br />over ;..'hat I s going to happen tomorrow."
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<br />A symposiu~ can be a strong, exciting tool for generating interest in and
<br />support for do~nto-..'Tl action. Held last January 20th, the event consisted of the
<br />formal symposiu::l followed by a mixer ~here people could talk things over, exchange (
<br />views and discuss issues relevant to do~~town.
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<br />'lhe sYi:'.?osiu~ featured four segments. ':'"Frist, there ~'as a report on "Project
<br />2000" and ho....~relates to the .future'of oO\O''11to....'11. The second segment covered
<br />urban design~standards .....ith the goal,'of making and keeping CO\-mtO"lo.'11 attractive. The
<br />third part examined t~e potentials for forming and utilizing a dO\o,'11to"lo.'Tl improvement
<br />district. ':'.nd, the final'session revie.....ed the dO"lo.'11to\..'11 retail market plan and other
<br />thinking for strengthe71ing the retail sector of dO\o,~to"'~,
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<br />Coming Next Downtown
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<br />Hore infor.-:lation and ideas on child care for the kids of dO\o,'11to\o,'n I s increasing
<br />number of worki71g parents. III A look at the methodology and key results of the
<br />cO\..'11to...'Tl consu::-.er research from Duluth, loiN. / I I ..1m analysis of how the LO\o,'erto\o,'11
<br />Redevelopment Corporation operates in revitalizing dO~'11to\..'11 St. Paul, HN.
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<br />Downtown Idea Excr,ange~ is puo\isheC ~wlce.monlhlJ' by the Down-
<br />town Research & Development Center, an independent organization
<br />which has. since 19~. stuCied and re;:.>or:eC on downtown problems and
<br />solutions in an ef1or: te ;lrc-vlde a fOCL:S for recycling our cities. In addi.
<br />tion to pubilshing newsle~ers. the Cenler COnduC1S research. .-ubilshes
<br />books. repor:s and Slue.es, hOldS co,,'e-ences and seminars. produces
<br />visual presentations and acts as the ,"leer,allona! cleating house on
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