Development Objectives
•Create a new mixed-use urban residential neighborhood and a Business/Research park compatible with Downtown Ogden.

•Create an environment reflecting excellence for architectural, landscape and urban design.

•Create a neighborhood of 1500 residents with supporting specialty and neighborhood retail services.

•Transform this portion of the Ogden River and its Parkway into a destination recreational amenity.

•Define the new neighborhood with a variety of urban housing types that produce a higher density, mixed-income neighborhood. Housing styles will include town homes, rowhouses, urban lofts, apartments and live-work units.

•Create open spaces along the Ogden River with trails, an adjoining neighborhood park, and retail and residential uses that front onto the parkway to activate the open space.

• Develop a new mid-block lane that is an extension of Park Boulevard to provide access to riverfront land uses.

• Provide neighborhood-gathering places along the Ogden River and Park Boulevard.

Building Design
Objectives and Guidelines
Building materials shall be predominately masonry. Masonry shall be defined as brick, atlas brick or stone. A design review process with the Redevelopment Agency may consider alternative durable building materials that convey a similar quality and scale as brick or stone. Stucco and wood siding are permissible as accent materials only and can not be used as full facade materials. Building design and materials shall be subject to design review and approval by the Agency.

Buildings facing the Ogden River parkway shall be designed to have entries with patios or porches facing the parkway.

Residential buildings should be designed with porches that face the streetscape to promote safety and activity on the streetscape.

The height of buildings should not exceed three stories, except in the Business/Research Park or the Residential Urban Lofts, where the height should not exceed four stories.

Open Space, Pedestrian Walkways and Interior Drive Design Objectives & Guidelines

The streetscape improvements off Grant Avenue and Lincoln Avenue at the Ogden River shall be designed as though a bridge, enhancing the prominence of the Ogden River.

Landscaped, paved, lighted and appropriately graded pedestrian walkways should be provided along each streetscape and both sides of the Ogden River within the neighborhood.

Landscape Design Objectives & Guidelines
The design of landscaping shall incorporate CEPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) principles to promote safety, natural beauty and definable open spaces.

Landscape design and irrigation shall follow conservation design principles and incorporate xeriscape where appropriate.

Public Improvement Design Objectives & Guidelines
All streets, sidewalks and walkways within public rights-of-way will be designed and constructed consistent with City design objectives and standards.

Park Boulevard, a mid-block street, shall be designed with the characteristics of a "lane" with a minimum width of vehicle travel pavement, on-street angled or parallel parking, landscaping with street trees, shrubs and flowers and six-foot minimum pedestrian sidewalk.

Decorative light poles and signs shall be provided along Wall Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Grant Avenue, Washington Boulevard and 20th Street following the Downtown lighting and sign standard.

Decorative light poles shall be provided along Park Boulevard and 18th Street at a pedestrian scale.

A well-landscaped "round-a-bout" should be designed on Park Boulevard between Grant and Lincoln Avenues to define a central place and provide access to adjoining residential uses along this curving lane.

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