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Commission members ask Rochester City Council to pause on charging for nominating landmarks in the city. 9:00 pm, Feb. 23, 2021 ×
The site of the former Time Theatre and Red Ow, which most recently housed Legends Bar and Grill, has been nominated as a historic landmark. Rochester s Heritage Preservation Commission recommended Tuesday the city council hold off on charging a fee for landmark nominations. (Andrew Link / alink@postbulletin.com)
Proposed fees for recommending properties as Rochester landmarks were met with objection Tuesday.
“We don’t want to be known as the most expensive place to landmark a building in the United States, or anything close to it,” said Barry Skolnick, a member of the city s Heritage Preservation Commission.
Proposed change to new zoning along key corridors would double allowable building lengths. 7:37 am, Feb. 11, 2021 ×
The Rochester transit-oriented zoning map shows areas that are zones to encourage development aimed at supporting transit and encouraging urban growth patterns. (City of Rochester)
A zoning category approved in 2019 to encourage development along primary routes into downtown Rochester could be stifling development, including affordable housing efforts.
The Transit Oriented Development Zones along Broadway Avenue, Second Street Southwest and Fourth Street Southeast limits the length of a building to 150 feet, which Community Development staff has determined limits options.
“We’re proposing to double that and have the maximum of 300 feet,” said Molly Patterson-Lundgren, the city’s heritage preservation and urban design coordinator.
Silver Lake project planning remains on track
Rochester council agrees to seek state assessment for proposed work on Silver Lake while RPU clarifies its funding intentions. 9:36 am, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
The Silver Lake Dam Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Work on the proposed dredging, dam modification and other work at Silver Lake is moving forward even as park neighbors and supporters have questions about the project.
The Rochester City Council gave the go-ahead to prepare a required environmental assessment worksheet for the proposed $13.3 million project, starting a state review process that will also provide information for further design efforts.