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Spokane planning subcommittee updates historic‑preservation language, debates deconstruction requirement
Summary
The Plan Commission subcommittee reviewed changes to the historic‑preservation portion of the draft comprehensive plan, discussed stronger reuse and resiliency language, and debated whether city policies should 'require' deconstruction and equitably deliver incentives given limited local infrastructure.
The Plan Commission subcommittee on chapter review on July 15 considered edits to the draft comprehensive plan’s historic preservation section, including new policy language on reuse, deconstruction and equitable distribution of incentives, but took no formal votes.
Committee members and staff discussed adding stronger language to encourage adaptive reuse and climate resilience while noting current limits in local salvage and deconstruction infrastructure. Logan, historic preservation staff, said the city’s existing code requires deconstruction when a building is determined eligible for listing on the Spokane Register of Historic Places and noted that the ordinance implementing that requirement passed the City Council “7 to 0.” Megan, also with historic preservation, and other committee participants pressed staff to clarify whether the policies targeted buildings already designated as historic or older buildings that are not designated.
The changes under review include: new, stronger language to promote reuse…
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