Design commissioners press staff on converting downtown guidelines into prescriptive standards
Commissioners raised legal and procedural concerns over a fast‑moving plan to turn discretionary urban‑design guidelines into prescriptive standards for the downtown density‑bonus program, warning the change could shrink the commission’s review role and be difficult to revise once implemented.
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Commissioners discussed a council effort to convert downtown urban‑design guidelines into prescriptive urban‑design standards for the downtown density‑bonus program, with staff and commissioners warning of legal risk, compressed timelines and implications for the Design Commission’s role.
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