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Council defers approval of updated downtown design standards and related UDO items, plans executive-session review

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Council postponed action on updated downtown design standards and related Unified Development Ordinance items — including noise and contractor/licensing concerns — and moved discussion into executive session for legal guidance.

On second reading of the updated downtown design standards, Florence City Council agreed to defer action and move related questions into executive session to obtain legal advice and further staff analysis. The item was the subject of questions from several council members about whether the design guidelines require use of a “commercial contractor” and how the design documents interact with the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).

Council members asked staff to…

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