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11', ' � DESIGWSTANDARDS IMPLWENTATION A. INTRODUCTION B. DESIGN REVIEW development proposals within the Heart of the city district. The design review process could be tal- Thls framework recommends distinct strategies for The recommended method for administering design lored to fit within the City's development review pro- guiding the Heart of the City district's future form guidelines is to establish a Design Review Advisory cedures In many ways.The process,however,should and appearance. Before describing the specific Committee and Incorporate design review as a stan- involve the following basic steps: recommendations, understand that the current dard step in the development review process. publish a Summary Users Guide and development pattern In Burnsville evolved over many decades. Likewise, realization of this Mission of the Design Review Checklist framework's vision for the Heart of the City will take Committee The design review criteria and procedures should several years. be summarized in a brochure and made avail- The mission of the Design Review Committee is to able to the general public to facilitate under- The City made a concerted effort to involve a review each public and private development pro- standing of the process. A checklist of submis- broad cross-section of the community In all phases posal within the Heart of the City district for compli- sion requirements also should be created and of this project. Business owners, residents, com- ance with the intent of the site design,architectural, Included in the summary brochure, munity leaders,and elected and appointed offs- landscape and streetscape design guidelines estab- ciais have all contributed greatly to this study.Suc- Iished in this Design Framework. 2. Informal Review cessful implementation will require each of these An informal review of the proposed project sectors of the community to remain Involved in The Design Review Committee will consist of Individu- should be conducted between the Design Re- the process.Zoning enforcement and design stan- als appointed by the City and include representa- view Committee and the developer during the dards will not succeed without the cooperation tives of the Heart of the City Steering and Special preliminary design stage. This pre-application and commitment of landowners, development District Committees, City Staff, a design consultant, meeting is an opportunity for all parties to com- Interests, and the rest of the community. and a representative of the development group se- municate the expectations,attributes,and Is- lected as a master developer. The review process sues Involved in the project before a great deal conducted by this Committee will be separate from of design time and dollars are invested. the City Staff's development review and approval process. 3. Staff Analysis Refined site, building and landscaping plans The Design Review Process should be submitted to the Design Review Com- To ensure that the design guidelines are administered mittee for review to ensure they meet the zon- In a fair and consistent manner,the review process ing,building code,and design guideline crite- should be administered in a step-by-step process, ria. A brief review report that describes how emphasizing collaboration and avoiding adversarial the proposal does or does not meet the crite- relationships, ria should be produced.The checklist should be used at this point to ensure continuity in the The design review process should be adopted as a review procedures. standard step In the review of all public and private