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Planning director outlines color‑palette changes, retail overlay, mill‑site and museum updates; commissioners flag parking and Ridge business losses
Summary
Community Development Director Mona told the commission on May 21 that the planning commission approved an expanded downtown palette, retail overlay code changes are advancing to council, and multiple redevelopment projects are in permitting or pre‑application stages.
Mona, the city’s community development director, briefed the Economic Development Commission on May 21 about recent planning and development items and the next steps staff expects to take.
Mona said the planning commission approved a revised historic downtown color palette and will forward the change to the city council. "We increased 4 groupings of color to 52 colors... 53 colors that can be used," she said, adding the change is intended to make it easier for businesses to repaint without lengthy variance processes.
Mona said the city is moving a retail overlay and revised retail development standards through council to require a retail component for 90% of properties along downtown Railroad Avenue; a…
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