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Planning commission OKs staff edits to Olympia neighborhood character overlay, asks staff to consider tree protections
Summary
After a work session, Richland County planning staff will present a clean version of the Olympia neighborhood character overlay at the June meeting; commissioners asked staff to evaluate adding protections for large (“grand”) trees to the overlay or landscaping code.
The Richland County Planning Commission on May 5 voted to accept staff changes discussed at a recent work session to the draft Olympia neighborhood character overlay and asked staff to present a clean, updated version at the June meeting.
Planning staff said the revisions narrow the overlay’s focus to features visible from the public right of way, remove standards inconsistent with that purpose and treat front setbacks as the primary setback for neighborhood character. Staff also said building…
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