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City Council Meeting Minutes . March 2, 2021 <br />Ms. Villalobos provided the project timeline and common feedback that was <br />received from the community throughout the process. <br />Ms. Villalobos introduced Marcia Boyle, with Winter and Company to guide <br />the discussion related to the summary standards and guidelines. <br />Design Standards <br />• Nonconforming Streetscapes <br />• Character District -51) Zoning District (Added clarification text) <br />• Mixed Use Shopfront Building Type <br />• Minimum Two -Story Requirement <br />• Transparency (small text changes to transparency percentages) <br />• Blank Wall Area <br />• Building Elements: Forecourt <br />Design Guidelines <br />• Design Principles <br />• Design Traditions <br />• Height Strategy by Context (went back to original Design Context names) <br />• Varied Massing Requirement <br />• Expression — Four Sided Design <br />• Neighborhood Transitions <br />• Design Options for a Pedestrian Friendly Ground Floor <br />• Ways to Create and Activate Outdoor Space <br />• Connectivity <br />• Working with Topography <br />• Strategies for Activating Street Frontages <br />Exhibit A - See Attached <br />Ms. Villalobos provided the amendments proposed by the Planning and <br />Zoning Commission which include the following: <br />1. Amendment to update the description of "The Approach" on page A:7 of <br />the design guidelines to state <br />that it is between "IH -35 and the Transit Neighborhood". <br />2. Amendment to Table 4.13 of the Development Code to add in "Awning / <br />Canopy" as a fourth horizontal <br />element in the table. <br />3. Amendment to add a definition for "Design Context" to Chapter 8, <br />Definitions, of the Development <br />Code. "Design Context" should be capitalized. <br />City of San Marcos Page 12 <br />