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What should Downtown Cedar Falls be like in the future? How should it grow and change? Are there places that should stay the same?
To answer these questions and more, the City Council adopted the Imagine Downtown Vision Plan in the fall of 2019.
The City initiated the visioning and zoning code update process to provide a framework for future growth and development. The goal of the Imagine Downtown Plan is to define that framework—building on the community aspirations, and incorporating several urban design and placemaking principles—within the existing Cedar Falls context; not to prescribe specific building designs. This community vision will also lay the foundation for updating the zoning and other development regulations for Downtown.
-- Executive Summary, Imagine Downtown Vision Plan
These proposed updates to the Downtown development standards are now ready for public review!
The Public Review Draft of the zoning update,the proposed Administrative Procedures, and the proposed updates to the Use Categories and Definitions are available for view and download by clicking on the titles in the Document Library.
The proposed Regulating Plan, a new zoning map for the area, (image above) is available at a large scale by clicking on the title in the Document Library.
The draft Administrative Procedures are available by clicking on the title in the Document Library
Please review the draft code update and submit comments or questions toplanning@cedarfalls.com
What should Downtown Cedar Falls be like in the future? How should it grow and change? Are there places that should stay the same?
To answer these questions and more, the City Council adopted the Imagine Downtown Vision Plan in the fall of 2019.
The City initiated the visioning and zoning code update process to provide a framework for future growth and development. The goal of the Imagine Downtown Plan is to define that framework—building on the community aspirations, and incorporating several urban design and placemaking principles—within the existing Cedar Falls context; not to prescribe specific building designs. This community vision will also lay the foundation for updating the zoning and other development regulations for Downtown.
-- Executive Summary, Imagine Downtown Vision Plan
These proposed updates to the Downtown development standards are now ready for public review!
The Public Review Draft of the zoning update,the proposed Administrative Procedures, and the proposed updates to the Use Categories and Definitions are available for view and download by clicking on the titles in the Document Library.
The proposed Regulating Plan, a new zoning map for the area, (image above) is available at a large scale by clicking on the title in the Document Library.
The draft Administrative Procedures are available by clicking on the title in the Document Library
"Imagine Downtown" Zoning Code Update has finished this stage
The Imagine Downtown Vision Plan was unanimously adopted by the City Council on November 18. The final plan is available for download here on the project website.
Downtown Zoning Code Update
"Imagine Downtown" Zoning Code Update is currently at this stage
Building on the new Downtown Vision Plan, the team is drafting revisions for the Downtown zoning code and other development standards to implement the new plan. The Public Review Draft is coming soon!
February 17 at 5:30 PM:Presentation of the Public Review Draft of the Downtown Code at Planning and Zoning Meeting
End of March-April: Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearings
May: Presentation of Planning and Zoning Commission’s Recommended Draft to the City Council Committee of the Whole
June/July: City Council Public hearings
July/August: Adoption
Dates are tentative and subject to change. As specific dates are determined they will be posted here and information on how to participate at the public hearings will be posted on the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council agendas on this webpage: https://www.cedarfalls.com/agendas