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Builders, staff debate prescriptive downtown materials as ordinance update moves forward
Summary
Developers and staff discussed changes to the city’s architectural‑materials ordinance (section 26‑4‑16), with builders arguing that some mandatory materials add 5–8% to building costs and asking for more flexible language or approved equivalents, and staff proposing objective standards and possibly a design‑review process for nuanced decisions.
Developers and city staff debated changes to the planning code that governs preferred, discouraged and prohibited building materials in commercial and downtown areas. The discussion centered on whether prescriptive lists and absolute prohibitions yield the desired downtown aesthetic without imposing excessive construction costs.
Tyler Melling said strict material…
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