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Planning Commission backs amendment to Westfield Central plan that relaxes siding rules to lower costs
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended amending the Westfield Central New Neighborhood Plan to remove a prohibition on artificial wood-texture siding and to allow transparent stains for visible wood, a change staff said aims to reduce construction costs and improve housing affordability.
The Springville Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend an amendment to the Westfield Central New Neighborhood Plan that removes a prohibition on artificial wood-texture siding and eliminates a requirement that visible wood be finished with opaque stain. Speaker 3, the staff presenter, told commissioners the change is intended to lower construction costs and help make homes more affordable.
Commissioners asked whether samples had been reviewed and how the change interacts with the plan’s…
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