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Commission backs modified ordinance to restore HPC review of downtown signs while preserving some streamlined reviews
Summary
After a lengthy public exchange, the Historic Preservation Commission voted 6–0 to recommend approval of a Planning Code amendment that restores Historic Preservation Commission review for many new business signs on Article 10 and Article 11 downtown properties while allowing limited administrative review for some scopes, per staff modifications.
The Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval Dec. 6 of a Planning Code amendment that would change how new business signs on downtown historic properties are reviewed. Planning Department staff framed the measure as a response to the 2018 streamlining that moved many sign reviews to over‑the‑counter approvals; the ordinance would generally require hearings or administrative certificates for Article 10 and Article 11 properties in the C3 downtown area.
Michelle Taylor of the Planning Department said the ordinance "would amend the planning code to require compliance with the procedures of planning…
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