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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.255
Section 17C.255.500
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.255 Skywalks

Section 17C.255.500 Design Standards Implementation

 

  1. The design standards found in SMC 17C.255.500 through SMC 17C.255.530 follow SMC 17C.255.015, Design Standards Administration. Design standards are in the form of Requirements (R), Presumptions (P), and Considerations (C). An applicant may apply to the City following the design review process provided in SMC 17G.041 and the Plan Commission may recommend approval of alternatives to strict compliance, upon a finding that the alternative satisfies the decision criteria for a design departure. All skywalks are subject to design review and are subject to a design review process, and shall follow the skywalk design guidelines.
  1. Skywalks must meet the design standards found in SMC 17C.255.500 through SMC 17C.124.530 and follow the skywalk design guidelines. To allow new development to better respond to the unique character of its surroundings, the Plan Commission’s recommendations to the Planning Director may include flexibility from the design standards if the Plan Commission determines that the proposal meets the intent of the design standards and the skywalk design guidelines. See the Skywalk Design Guidelines and the Design Review Application Handbook for an outline of the design review process.

 

Date Passed: Monday, February 9, 2026

Effective Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

ORD C36830 Section 5