REAL ESTATE DECISION SUPPORT

The Boulder City Council is to investigate new guidelines to implement for the downtown Boulder area, which runs between Arapahoe Avenue and Pine Street and Ninth to 18th streets.  To revisit the issue on October 5th, the proposed guidelines are to affect Canyon Boulevard by enhancing access from the boulevard at 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th streets; establishing on-street bike lanes; and encouraging taller buildings.  Additional changes to the area include increasing the height restriction of buildings from 35 feet to 38 feet, requiring open space to be included in buildings more than 40 feet tall, and disallowing the inclusion fo below-grade floor area in total allowed square footage.