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Council advances major update to architecture and building-design standards; debate over base-material requirement
Summary
The Lee's Summit City Council on Aug. 4 advanced amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance covering architecture and building design, including a new building-type approach, material-class tables and a Planning Commission-recommended protective-base requirement for building exteriors.
The Lee's Summit City Council on Aug. 4 advanced amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) related to architecture and building-design standards to a second reading after an extended presentation and council discussion.
Adair Bright, senior planner, and Abby Eckberg of Confluence presented the draft update, which reorganizes design standards around building types (for example single-family, commercial, industrial), clarifies expectations for durable materials and 4-sided architecture, and provides material-class tables (Class 1–4) to guide acceptable facade and roof materials. The…
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