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Planning commission backs merged Design Review/Cultural Heritage board; recommends council appoint members and add training
Summary
City planning staff briefed the Design Review Board on a proposal to merge the Design Review Board and the Cultural Heritage Board, add a definition of “qualified professional” for historic analyses and have the full city council appoint members; Planning Commission supported those recommendations and asked for training prioritization.
City planning staff told the Design Review Board Wednesday that the Planning Commission supported earlier board recommendations to revise the landmark-alteration process and merge the city’s Cultural Heritage Board and Design Review Board.
Roberto, a planning staff member, summarized the changes staff brought forward: the Planning Commission supported adding a definition of “qualified professional” as it relates to authors of historic analyses, and recommended that future appointments to the merged board be made by the full City Council rather than by individual council members. Planning staff also recommended…
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