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Staff presents elimination of architectural review committees; commissioners press for checks and balances
Summary
Staff said the BOCC directed removal of architectural review committees (ARCs) from multiple town-center master plans and proposed administrative review by staff; commissioners questioned the loss of insulation that ARCs provided and asked what safeguards would prevent political pressure on staff reviewers.
Rachel Leche and Will Hager told the commission the BOCC had directed removal of architectural review committees and that architectural review would be handled administratively by planning and zoning staff moving forward. Commissioners and other participants asked what protections exist to prevent political pressure from influencing staff decisions when ARCs are eliminated.
Mary Beth Cook, director of planning and zoning, told the commission multiple options had been considered (a single countywide ARC, north/south ARCs or consolidating active members) and that the BOCC directed elimination of the committees; she confirmed text amendments were prepared per that direction. Commissioners and commenters expressed concerns about staff workload, loss of community involvement and the need to ensure transparency and insulation from politics.
