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Referrals committee sends urban design commission proposal to Preservation and Land Use commissions
Summary
The referrals committee voted to send a long-pending proposal to establish an urban design commission to the Preservation Commission and the Land Use Commission for feedback, with Planning & Development to review afterward; staff suggested an August review timeline.
The referrals committee on May 26 voted to refer a long-pending proposal to establish an urban design commission to the Preservation Commission and the Land Use Commission, with Planning & Development to consider it afterward.
Council member Seffrieden recommended the dual referral so both preservation and land-use perspectives could vet the proposal before a Planning & Development review. "So that would be my recommendation that we send that to, preservation and land use simultaneously," Seffrieden said, and asked for a timeline. City staff member Liz said staff preferred an August review by Preservation and Land Use, followed by Planning & Development in September.
The committee approved the referral and set the expectation that the two commissions would hear the matter by the end of August, with Planning & Development to consider the proposal thereafter. The action reflects the committee's view that the item is timely now that several housing plans referenced in the original referral have been adopted.
The committee made no formal amendments to the referral; next steps are commission-level review and any subsequent return to the committee or Planning & Development.
