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January 25, 2006 Plan Commission Minutes Page 11 of 13 ATTACHMENT 2 CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE OF 2005 January, 2006 Discussion: The goal of the January meeting is to review the 58 revisions to the Plan proposed by City Council. Staff recommends inclusion of all of the revisions, with the exception of 14 items. Following are Council comments and staff responses. Numbers correspond with the City Council document: 1. Add a preface as in 1999. A preface is not necessary as this information is provided in Chapter 1. Information about updating the plan is included in Chapter 4. 9. p. 20, insert as the third "check box": Implement a residentiallnfill Review Board consisting of appointed citizens and some Plan Commission members. The Infill Review Board concept is being considered at the January Plan Commission meeting. Staff purports that strategy H-1 adequately addresses the infill issue. H-1: Adopt and implement standards for residential infill proiects in the City ? Protect existing stabilized residential areas from the encroachment of incompatible housing units. A number of communities nationwide are developing and using design guidelines for infill construction. The City of University City is generally supportive of infill construction, but would like to ensure the compatibility of new residential development within the existing residential area. A comprehensive set of urban design guidelines can allow flexible choice while preserving the qualities that are important to City residents, and that are difficult to quantify by zoning standards. For example, design guidelines could permit buildings of differing size, height, bulk, mass and scale to other structures in the area, but similar building materials or architecture. Design guidelines should be established for the following purposes: 1) to define the City's expectation for new development 2) to ensure that new development complements, rather than disrupts existing