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UDC training emphasized limits of advisory role under city charter and how 17‑05/17‑07 shape reviews
Summary
Staff walked members through how the master plan and charter sections (17‑05 recommendations vs 17‑07 approvals) constrain UDC action, describing appeals processes for design overlay decisions and urging members to focus recommendations on character while leaving specialist technical determinations to engineers and the Planning Commission.
At a training session, staff told the Urban Design Committee that the committee’s authority is bounded by the city charter and the master plan: "17 o 5" covers specific recommendations on design while "17 o 7" governs general approvals (location, character, extent). Staff explained that recommendations under 17‑05 are advisory and that approvals or disapprovals under 17‑07 deal with general features rather than technical specifics.
Staff described the administrative pathway for Design Overlay District decisions in the…
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