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Council hears proposed rewrite of planning commission code and repeal of design review board

Arlington City Council · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Staff proposed repealing and replacing Arlington Municipal Code chapter 2.52 to update planning commission procedures (including adopting Robert's Rules) and repealing chapter 2.104 to make design review an administrative function; staff said state rules and standards reduce the need for a separate design-review board.

City staff presented two related code changes aimed at streamlining land-use review: a repeal-and-replace of Arlington Municipal Code chapter 2.52 (planning commission) and a repeal of chapter 2.104 (design review board).

Amy Oresco told council staff prepared redlined materials and an updated ordinance to replace the planning commission…

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