Committee debates 'appropriate' vs. 'unobtrusive' for building-height objective
Members questioned whether to use the subjective term 'appropriate' or the more descriptive 'unobtrusive' in a building-height objective and noted that detailed standards may belong in ordinance text rather than the comprehensive plan.
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Early in the session the steering committee reviewed objective language addressing building height, mass and scale relative to surrounding properties. The original draft used the word “unobtrusive” to describe preferred nonresidential building scale; committee members later replaced that with “appropriate,” prompting debate.
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