Board debates whether to replace or amend the EASD site design book

Apr 23, 2026

Board members questioned whether to remove the current site-design book and write a new criteria or to supplement the existing book with clearer guidance and overlays for downtown.

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A central discussion at the workshop was the scope of the update: whether the EASD should be completely rewritten or augmented with additional standards. One committee member asked directly whether the board was "thinking that we are going to take the ESA the current book completely remove it, and design an entire new criteria?" and other members urged a pragmatic approach that balances clarity and flexibility for applicants.

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