The intent of the DMC District is to encourage and foster the planning, design and construction of a well-functioning, attractive medical campus environment that: (a) provides an appropriate setting for both initial and long term capacity for delivering high quality healthcare services to the City, community and the region; (b) provides flexibility in architectural design, placement and clustering of buildings, use of open space, provision for traffic circulation facilities and parking, and related site and design considerations; (c) enhances the downtown area and is an anchor for continued investment in redevelopment and renewal of the downtown area and its adjacent neighborhoods; and (d) ensures sufficient flexibility and future capacity in the design and placement of campus facilities to best meet the future evolution of healthcare and ancillary services to the City, community and the region.
(Ord. 06-91. Passed 3-14-06.)