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Staff said the proposed building is approximately 40 feet wide by 75 feet long and recommended narrowing and deepening the full-width front porch (staff recommended at least a 6-foot depth and limiting the porch to a central bay) and changing the foundation from a stucco finish to a brick veneer to better match surrounding historic buildings. Staff also recommended two stairs—one to each front door—to emphasize entries and other materials and details be finalized by staff.

The applicant, Jerome Prezi, said the duplex is designed for young professionals and families and that the project anticipates six on-site parking spaces in a rear parking pad to reduce on-street parking demand. \"We're anticipating, you know, maybe 6 parking spaces back there, possibly more,\" Prezi said. He also said the units are designed with features such as double sinks in master suites to indicate a non-student design intent.

Commissioners and multiple neighborhood speakers raised concerns about the building's length, long street-facing mass on Pickett Street, the number of bedrooms/bathrooms and the potential for increased on-street parking pressure. Neighbors cited the Melrose Heights design guidelines: \"New construction should be consistent with existing buildings along the street in terms of height, scale, proportion, rhythm of openings, setbacks, orientation, and spacing,\" said neighborhood resident Laura Winn during public comment. Several neighbors suggested design alternatives such as breaking the massing by adding dormers, stepping the rear massing inward, relocating storage elements, or exploring the possibility of an accessory dwelling unit to reduce the continuous wall length on the corner lot.

Staff and commissioners discussed whether zoning would permit a detached accessory dwelling on the lot; staff said that the lot is approximately 7,700 square feet and that an accessory detached building may not be allowable under current zoning, but staff offered to consult zoning to explore options. Commissioners suggested a targeted design work session with staff and architects to resolve massing and roof articulation concerns rather than denying the application outright.

Several neighbors also urged reducing the number of potential occupants, noting the floor plans show multiple bathrooms and rooms that could be used as bedrooms. Jane Britton, a long-time Gladden Street resident, said the proposal's \"length of 75 feet with each unit at 1,200 square feet and including 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms is an intensity of use that's fundamentally out of scale with surrounding homes.\"

At the end of the hearing segment included in the record, commissioners asked the applicant to work with staff and neighborhood representatives on design refinements. No final vote on the certificate was recorded in the portion of the transcript provided; staff's recommended conditions and design issues were left for follow-up and possible review sessions.

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Staff described the proposal as a roughly 725-unit mixed-use project featuring a 26-story market-rate tower (just over 290 feet at its highest point), a 22-story student-dormitory mass (about 240 feet), and an attached multi-level parking structure. Staff recommended approval with conditions and called attention to several outstanding design issues related to the parking structure's visibility, landscaping and upper-story window articulation. Staff also noted that some garage design updates were submitted after the packet and may not be fully reflected in the materials presented.

Doug Titchener, representing the project team, said the development will \"accelerate the success of Downtown Columbia\" and described the garage as a solution to provide parking for the existing neighboring office buildings and the new residences. Ashwini Denoy, on the design team, said the site is approximately 2.62 acres and that the project was designed to remain under 300 feet. The applicant described a material palette of brick at the base, cementitious panels, metal accents and perforated metal screening on the parking structure.

Commissioners focused extensive questioning on the parking structure's appearance, scale and treatment. Several commissioners asked for additional measures to mask the garage massing and to integrate the garage materials more closely with the residential tower. Staff and the design team noted constraints: to maintain natural ventilation the garage must preserve a significant portion of open area (approximately a 50% open-air requirement referenced by the applicant) and adding more screening could reduce parking capacity.

Public comment included support from the Main Street District (the City Center Partnership) and student and young-professional speakers who said the project would provide desired housing and activate Main Street. Matt Kennel of the Main Street District said the project \"will bring much needed density and activity to the heart of the Main Street District\" and urged approval. A student speaker said the development would help retain graduates and add walkable housing options.

The commission approved the certificate subject to the staff-recommended conditions and several additional items included in the motion: explore increasing the setback along the westernmost section of the Washington Street façade to accommodate additional landscaping; add landscaping along the wall overlooking the existing City of Columbia surface parking lot; install ground-level wall sconces on all primary frontages; coordinate upper-story window articulation with staff; ensure the southern open space is continuously public and accessible; provide a programming plan for the parking-structure light boxes; coordinate with 1 Columbia on the proposed mural at Assembly and Hampton; complete right-of-way encroachment approvals with staff; require signage to return for separate review; and review the full garage façade and materials on all levels for compatibility with the residential tower.

A motion to approve the certificate with those conditions passed on a roll-call vote with all commissioners present voting in favor.

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Staff said the change would consolidate two overlay districts and apply a single set of downtown design guidelines focused on the public realm. Tristan, planning staff, told the commission the effort grew from the Downtown Columbia strategic plan and public engagement that gathered \"over 1,100 voices in the community.\" \"We're seeking a positive recommendation from the DDRC to city council for adoption,\" Tristan said.

The guidelines organize standards into site planning, private realm, public realm and signage, and include new process changes that shift review thresholds away from monetary triggers and toward impacts on the public realm. Staff noted one boundary modification excluding landmarked cemetery parcels from the overlay. The package also includes zoning text amendments that will advance separately to city council; staff and the planning commission recommended approval and the ordinance is scheduled for a zoning public hearing on June 17.

Commissioners asked about the draft history and substantive changes since earlier drafts. Commissioner Leighton noted the packet watermark dated April 2025 versus a January 2025 draft and asked what changed; Tristan said the changes were largely graphic edits and typographical fixes but that freestanding sign height recommendations were adjusted to allow taller signs on roads posted at 35 mph or higher. Tristan summarized, \"there really wasn't a whole lot\" of content change beyond images and that the document remains a draft until council action.

A DDRC member moved that the commission give a positive recommendation to council for the overlay and guidelines; the motion was seconded and passed by roll call vote. The commission's recommendation will accompany staff materials to council; staff indicated the overlay and guidelines are targeted to become effective in January if adopted.

The commission did not add new substantive conditions to the guidelines package in its recommendation; staff will continue to coordinate with the project team and council on outstanding zoning text amendments and implementation details.

The DDRC's vote sends the consolidated overlay and the design guidelines to City Council for final consideration at a forthcoming public hearing.

","The Design and Development Review Commission voted unanimously to recommend that Columbia City Council replace the City Center and Innovista overlay districts with a single Downtown Columbia Overlay District and adopt new downtown design guidelines, forwarding the package with staff conditions.","actionData","errors"]

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