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Council weighs residential design standards to shape neighborhood character
Summary
Staff asked council for feedback on draft residential design standards — covering exterior materials, streetscape features and setbacks — and council members debated balancing aesthetic rules with housing affordability, whether to create a design-review board, and additional staffing needs for increased review time.
Staff opened a discussion on residential design standards intended to complement recent commercial standards and to set minimums for materials, streetscape features and neighborhood-entry treatments. "Our goal is to make sure that developers are held to a higher standard," said Staff member (S8).
Council members offered…
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