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Committee debates strengthening view-protection language; staff recommends targeted mapping and design standards
Summary
GPUC discussed community-design comments that asked for stronger "shall" protections for mountain and ocean views and an overlay for historic downtown design standards; staff proposed adding targeted mapping of high-value public views and advancing objective downtown design standards rather than blanket "shall" policies.
Members of the General Plan Update Committee and members of the public focused on the community-design element's treatment of views and downtown character. Several commenters and a commissioner urged changing policy language from permissive "should" to mandatory "shall" where the public scenic value warrants binding protection.
Staff said community design necessarily includes subjective judgments…
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