Through the community engagement process for this General Plan, participants identified numerous urban design considerations and values that they believe should form the basis of and be addressed by this element. Specifically, participants highlighted the following topics, areas of concern, and community strengths:
- Create well-designed, accessible, and attractive places for people
- Maintain well-designed private property
- Enhance the streetscape, greenscape, and urban forest
- Encourage architectural diversity and respect the city’s architectural heritage
- Promote creative development that is compatible with existing land uses
- Promote sustainable design practices