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Summit planning board debates rooftop-amenity rules, eyes 50% coverage cap and viewshed language
Summary
The Summit Planning Board reviewed draft Downtown Redevelopment (DRO) amendments focused on rooftop amenities, debating a 50% rooftop coverage cap, sightline/viewshed protections, rules for music and TVs, and reliance on fire‑code occupancy rather than a seat cap; staff will check neighboring ordinances before finalizing language and will refer the ordinance to the governing body.
The Summit Planning Board spent an extended portion of its meeting reviewing proposed Downtown Redevelopment (DRO) ordinance amendments that would regulate rooftop amenity spaces for nonresidential and residential buildings.
Staff presented the updated draft and highlighted a proposed limit that rooftop amenity spaces “shall not occupy more than 50% of the roof surface on which it is located.” Board members debated whether the percentage is arbitrary, suggested adding sightline or viewshed language so that rooftop amenities are not visually intrusive, and asked staff to check…
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