[Vision2020] Council items

[John Dickinson]

Visionaries-

Here are a couple of items on Monday's council agenda that I'd like some
comments on.



9.   Large Scale Retail Development Regulations and Permit Process - Joel
Plaskon

Because of the possibility of large scale retail developments for Moscow,
discussions have begun regarding development standards and process
requirements regulating large scale retail developments.  The Moscow Zoning
Code currently does not contain maximum floor area ratio (FAR) requirements,
lot coverage requirements, or maximum building square footage limits.  With
the national trend toward large retail warehouse-type stores and in light of
Moscow's growth and economic climate, it is probable that Moscow will see
such a development proposal in the future.  These types of developments,
because of their large scale, have traffic, economic, and visual impacts
which may be deserving of their own development criteria.  

 

There are two questions that I'd ask everyone - 1) should there be separate
development standards for stores above a certain size, and 2) if development
standards are a good idea they may take a while to create, so as a stop gap
measure should we modify our current process so that a public hearing is
required for every application for a building above a certain size (one way
to do this would be to require a conditional use permit for larger
buildings)? 

 

10.  Request for Funds for the Virtues Project - Dan Weaver

The City of Moscow Human Rights Commission requests funding to support the
Virtues Project. Current plans include having a working team established in
June that includes community mentors and partners from within the community.
Funding would pay for training for the mentors, material and other expenses
associated with the Virtues Project.

 

I am interested in hearing about your thoughts on the Virtues Project
(http://www.virtuesproject.com/) There are modest costs associated with this
program, but I am most interested in hearing comments about the value of the
project itself. Thanks.

 

 

John Dickinson
Moscow City Council

 

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