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Council hears overview of state-mandated design-review changes, city staff to propose clearer objective standards
Summary
Interim planning director Shane Hope and planning manager Mike Clugston briefed the council on state legislation (House Bill 1293) requiring streamlined, clear and objective local design-review standards; staff will return with proposed code amendments, images and options for administrative vs. board review.
Interim Planning and Development Director Shane Hope and Planning Manager Mike Clugston briefed the Edmonds City Council on Feb. 25 about upcoming development-code work prompted by state law requiring clearer, objective design-review standards.
Hope summarized the state requirement (House Bill 1293) and its principal requirements: design review should be streamlined, use clear and objective standards, be conducted concurrently with consolidated project review and avoid multiple public hearings for the same decision unless state law requires otherwise. He said the legislation is intended to shorten uncertain, costly review paths and reduce variance between projects…
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