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Commission adopts project charge to explore adaptive reuse and alternative compliance rules
Summary
The Planning Commission adopted a project charge directing staff to research and propose changes to enable adaptive reuse of existing buildings and to define an alternative compliance mechanism for projects that cannot meet current standards without excessive demolition or cost.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 18 approved a project charge directing staff to examine obstacles to adaptive reuse and to develop an alternative compliance framework that gives predictable guardrails for the Development Review Board (DRB) and applicants.
Staff framed three prongs for the project: (1) identify specific zoning or regulatory provisions that create unnecessary obstacles to…
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