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Board takes up whether downtown design standards should vary by area
At the board's request, staff presented the boundary of the downtown design overlay and the different character areas inside it. The board and staff discussed varying the standards within parts of the boundary while keeping the overall goals, and the board asked for maps of variances granted and walkway improvements completed since the standards took effect. In March 2026 a member asked for an update on that work.[1][2][3]
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On March 5, 2025 Chairman Gregg Bliss asked, on behalf of the board, for an item "to discuss the Downtown Amarillo Urban Design Standards overlay district boundary and potential changes to regulations to address differing character areas within the boundary." On April 3 the board and staff "discussed the potential need for varying standards within portions of the existing boundary while also preserving the overall goals and objectives" and the improvements already "facilitated because of them," and asked for the locations of variances granted and walkway improvements completed. On March 25, 2026 board member Cindi Bulla "asked for an update on the previous discussion regarding potentially making changes to the standards." No change to the standards is recorded in the minutes in the set. [1][2][3]
