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Bellevue planners move toward objective exterior design rules; commissioners ask for clearer, measurable standards
Summary
City staff presented draft code revisions to implement Washington House Bill 1293, proposing to retain ascertainable objective exterior design standards and remove non‑objective guidelines; commissioners largely supported the direction but asked for more measurable language, clearer plaza definitions and use of architectural composition tools.
City staff presented the first of several study‑session drafts on Oct. 23 to implement Washington House Bill 1293, which requires jurisdictions to adopt clear, ascertainable exterior design standards and streamlined review procedures.
Nick Whipple and senior planner Kirsten Mant walked the Planning Commission through the downtown draft, explaining the difference between standards (required, ascertainable) and guidelines (advisory). "A standard is really the important requirement... guidelines are intended to be, as the term implies, guiding language that…
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