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feedback on the draft code revisions from residents and property owners within the eight priority nodeareas before the draft revised overlay zone is brought forward for public hearings. Potential Nodes Status Report The Potential Nodal Development Areas map included in the adopted TransPlan is, essentially, the map that was approved by the TransPlan Land Use Task Force in 1995. A companion to the initial node map, a report entitled Summary Descriptions of Proposed Nodal Development Areas, provided some preliminary assessment of necessary Metro Plan designation changes and noted conditions of various street (bike, transit, pedestrian, alleys) and park facilities with respect to improvements likely to be needed. Attachment B to this staff report is an excerpt from the Summary Descriptions document. In the nine years since that map and Summary document were created, land use changes have not been routinely monitored within the identified areas. Several areas have developed ina manner that is inconsistent with nodal development principles; initial boundaries have changed in others. Many nodes have seen new multi-family or commercial construction within that time. Moreover, little has been done to educate residents and property owners within and around proposed nodes, about the meaning of the nodal designation. One of the primary objectives of this project is to update key information on the development characteristics of each node. This information will provide a realistic assessment of conditions in the node, enabling City staff, the Planning Commission and property owners to identify actions needed to create or enhance the desired node character. A second important objective is to create a dialogue with area residents and property owners that result in a general understanding about future attempts to create a higher-density, mixed-use, transit-oriented development pattern within areas designated as "Potential Nodes". The project will stimulate early neighborhood involvement in establishing the direction for each node, establishing or confirming boundaries, and identifying issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve the goals for a specific node. Chambers Inl~ll and Redevelopment Standards One of the City's earliest implementation efforts (1997-1998) occurred in the Chambers node when that area was selected as one of two State-funded "pilot" nodal development project areas. The project tested the application of new planning tools in a mature neighborhood. The study of the 28 block area was enhanced by the participation of more than 100 area residents and resulted in the preparation of the draft Chambers Node Development Plan. Even though the neighborhood has many of the attributes expected in a node, the plan adoption process ultimately bogged down with unresolved issues that could not be resolved within the time allowed by the State for completion of the project. A public heating was held on the draft plan before the Planning Commission determined that the plan needed more work before it would be ready for adoption. 3