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Commission declines to adopt new Maryland Farms building-color standards, leaving review to planning commission
Summary
Staff summarized a planning commission request to consider exterior design standards for Maryland Farms. Commissioners discussed trade-offs between additional predictability and the planning commission’s existing discretionary review and expressed support for maintaining current discretion rather than adopting prescriptive color standards.
City staff briefed the commission on a request from the planning commission to consider specific exterior design standards for the Maryland Farms area. The planning commission’s request grew from recent facade and color-change cases in the office park and raised questions about whether the city should adopt a stricter palette or guidance.
Staff outlined several considerations: defining the geographic boundary of “Maryland Farms,” deciding…
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