San Bernardino Seeks Ideas For Downtown

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Tom Newman

10 September 2000 - 11:00am

"The downtown area should be the signature of a city," Mayor Judith Vallessaid. "We don't have a signature right now."

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Downtown revitalization will be the focus of the updated general plan in thecity of San Bernardino. Proposed changes include allowing second floorapartments over storefronts, relaxed development requirements and creating aseries of lakes and streams in the city. Strict construction standards thatwere enacted after a 1980 fire destroyed 250 homes could also be relaxed.

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Source: The San Bernardino Sun, September 9, 2000