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Staff updates commission on potential administrative approvals and code tweaks
Summary
Planning staff presented an updated list of possible administrative approvals and asked the commission whether to include items such as routine sidewalk maintenance; commissioners discussed thresholds for maintenance versus replacement and agreed to keep bringing such items for review.
Planning staff presented an updated list of potential administrative approvals and asked for the commission's direction on items that could be handled administratively rather than through full hearings. Staff noted prior discussion to remove fence approvals from the list because of variation, and commissioners discussed adding routine sidewalk maintenance and clarifying numeric thresholds that differentiate maintenance from replacement.
Staff said: "I included the updated list of potential admin approvals because planning is still working with the consultant on potential tax amendments to the code," and asked if members had further items to add. Commissioners and staff discussed examples (maintenance thresholds such as a 50% threshold for replacement-in-kind) and agreed to keep the list under review and to continue forwarding applications to the commission when specifics require its input.
