Contact: Mike Kirkman
Phone: 336-373-4649

City Council Seeks Residents for Property Owners Review Team

GREENSBORO, NC – (September 13, 2010) – The City of Greensboro is currently taking applications from residents who are interested in being a member of the new City Council-appointed Property Owners Review Team (PORT). The team will review downtown development proposals that do not meet enough of the recently approved Downtown Design Overlay and Manual guidelines and will review any development proposal that cannot be approved in the routine staff process. 

The Overlay and Manual is a blueprint for promoting quality design, enhancing urban character, and maintaining long-term compatibility in downtown Greensboro. As part of its approval, Council recommended creating an eight-member review team made up of downtown property owners and design experts. The team will consist of: 

• Voting members (must be downtown property owner)
  • One property owner from the Urban Residential Mixed Use character area (see map)
  • One property owner from the Historic Core character area (see map)
  • Two property owners from the Pedestrian Mixed Use character area (see map)
  • One property owner from Downtown Greensboro Inc.’s board
• Advisors; non-voting members (do not have to be downtown property owners)
  • Two representatives from the design community who have recently been involved with projects in downtown, such as an architect, landscape architect, engineer, urban and / or landscape designer, historic preservationist, etc.)
  • One designee or the president of Downtown Greensboro Inc.

Anyone interested in joining PORT should complete a boards and commissions interest form, attach a resume or bio, and mail them to the City Clerk's Office at PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC, 27402. Interested residents may also call the City Clerk's Office at 336-373-2397 for additional information about serving on the team.

For more information about the Downtown Design Overlay and Manual, visit this Web page or contact Mike Kirkman, with the City’s Planning Department, at 336-373-4649.

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