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Naples council debates streamlining site‑plan and Design Review Board process; early DRB review favored by several members
Summary
Staff presented three procedural options for handling new development review. Many councilors, builders and architects supported keeping an early Design Review Board review to surface design issues and reduce late‑stage changes, while legal and staff cautioned that code changes — not just process tweaks — may be needed to avoid unwanted outcomes.
Naples staff brought three alternative flow charts for new development review and asked council whether to change the current multi‑stage process. The options were: keep the current flow (preliminary DRB → site plan → PAB/council if entitlements needed → final DRB); remove final DRB (so early DRB comments are reflected administratively before permitting); or remove preliminary DRB and rely on final DRB later in the sequence.
Council, Planning staff and local architects debated tradeoffs.…
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