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Planners review revised Avenue of the Flags median park designs, seek consensus on Art Deco elements
Summary
The Buellton Planning Commission reviewed updated designs for a downtown median park (Avenue of the Flags) including an amphitheater, permeable pavers, bioswales, donor pavers and separated civic and restroom buildings; commissioners and members of the public expressed preferences and safety concerns but took no formal vote.
The Buellton Planning Commission on Jan. 23 reviewed revised concept designs for the downtown median park on Avenue of the Flags, discussing layout changes, materials and architectural style options and asking staff to seek consensus before forwarding recommendations to the City Council.
Presenters described several substantive revisions from prior concepts: the amphitheater was rotated to face south to avoid sun glare; permeable art-deco-style pavers will replace decomposed granite in non-pathway areas; bioswales and small bridges will run through the median; and donor pavers (embedded in darker paver fields as star-shaped markers) are proposed as a fundraising feature. Designers proposed separating the community/civic building from the public restrooms so the civic building can have windows and be more of a focal point,…
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