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Builders press for flexibility in downtown architectural standards; city staff proposes objective adjustments
Summary
Local builders and an applicant representative urged the commission to relax prescriptive 'preferred' and 'prohibited' building‑material rules in parts of the city, saying strict masonry requirements can increase commercial building costs by an estimated 5–8%; staff said it will refine language and consider percent‑based standards or design‑review mechanisms.
Developers and city staff engaged in a detailed discussion about proposed ordinance language that would make preferred materials mandatory on Main Street and 200 North while prohibiting certain discouraged materials elsewhere.
"It's adding, give or take, 5 to 8% to the total cost of the building to, you know, full masonry," Tyler Melling said, arguing that…
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