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Public raises Riverfront Park shadow concerns as council introduces interim downtown height ordinance
Summary
First-reading ordinances to adjust interim downtown height limits drew public opposition focused on preserving sunlight to Riverfront Park; speakers asked the council to protect the park from new shadowing even as city considers changes to encourage downtown development.
The Spokane City Council heard public concerns about proposed interim downtown height-limit changes during the March 3 meeting’s first-reading ordinances. The item, described in the meeting as an interim zoning ordinance to encourage construction and fix inconsistencies in downtown height limits, generated specific public requests to protect Riverfront Park from new tall buildings.
Multiple speakers urged the council to exempt Spokane Falls…
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