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Planning commission approves split of downtown design review into historic and urban design commissions

5920588 · October 10, 2025
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The commission approved a zoning text amendment to reorganize the Design Development Review Commission into separate historic preservation and urban design review commissions, aligning review bodies with the adopted downtown strategic plan.

The Columbia Planning Commission approved a zoning text amendment to reconfigure the city’s Design Development Review Commission (DDRC) into two separate bodies: a Historic Preservation Design Review Commission and an Urban Design Review Commission.

Staff said the change follows recommendations in the downtown strategic plan adopted earlier this year and is intended to place historic‑preservation expertise…

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