REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, AICP, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ASHLEY ATKINSON, AICP, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Dissolving the Tower District Design Review Committee
Body
RECOMMENDATION
The Department of Planning and Development recommends that City Council authorize the adoption Resolution No. 2026-81, dissolving the Tower District Design Review Committee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Tower District Design Review Committee was established by City Council in 1991 to administer the newly-adopted Tower District Specific Plan (the Plan). In 2021, City Council established the Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee to guide an update of the Plan, and its subsequent implementation. The Tower District Specific Plan Update was adopted on November 20, 2025. Through this action, the Design Review Committee's roles and responsibilities will be transferred to the Implementation Committee going forward.
BACKGROUND
On March 26, 1991, by Ordinance Number 91-26, the City Council adopted the Tower District Specific Plan. On December 10, 1991, by Resolution, the City Council established the Tower District Design Review Committee to administer the Tower District Specific Plan Guidelines and other design-related items contained within the Tower District Specific Plan; evaluate building, sign, demolition, and development entitlement applications pursuant to the Tower District Specific Plan Guidelines; and to make recommendations to the Planning and Development Director for application of the Tower District Specific Plan Guidelines.
After approximately 20 years, members of the Tower District community expressed a desire to update the 1991 Specific Plan and to evaluate and revise objectives and policies to encourage consistent and compatible development of future residential and commercial uses. On May 27, 2021, through Resolution Number 2021-147, City Council ...
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