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ADR debates staff-written findings, conceptual reviews and objective design standards
Summary
Members of the Ross Architectural Design Review group discussed whether staff should prepare findings or recommendations on variance requests, and debated clearer processes for conceptual vs. formal reviews. Staff said objective design standards driven by state housing law are expected by the end of 2026.
After project discussions, ADR members questioned whether staff should prepare findings and recommendations for variance requests and for what level of review the ADR should expect staff guidance.
An ADR member asked whether code or practice prevented staff from preparing findings; staff responded that current practice is to take ADR input to council and that staff does not routinely prepare variance findings for ADR. "My understanding is that, we ask ADR and the council to consider the…
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