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Council approves DRB amendment to speed city capital projects after heated debate
Summary
After extended debate, Charleston City Council approved an amendment to the Design Review Board rules that removes a required DRB approval step for city capital projects and replaces it with a conceptual-review process; the measure passed 12–1 amid preservationist opposition.
Charleston City Council on March 24 approved an amendment to the city's Design Review Board (DRB) ordinance intended to streamline review of city capital projects and reduce delays and costs.
Councilman Powell argued the change was necessary to prevent costly rework of publicly funded projects. "There is a fundamental difference between a private developer building a private building on private land for private profit and this City Council investing public dollars in public infrastructure," Councilman Powell said, urging that capital projects…
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