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PlanningBoard | 2010-02-22 | 4 | list with a deadline is the Housing Element, which gets changed by the State constantly. He stated that even though the items don't have deadlines they need to be dealt with because the City will wind up with projects proposals that are not in line with the communities vision. President Ezzy Ashcraft mentioned that by not being in compliance with the Housing Element the City is kept from applying for grants available through the State. She questioned the reasoning behind having the Historical Preservation Ordinance Amendment fall under the Planning Board and not the Historical Advisory Board. The Planning Services Manager stated that the ordinance now resides as a part of the Building Code and they should be transferred to the Development Code. Since the item is a change to the Development Code the recommendation to the City Council needs to come from the Planning Board. President Ezzy Ashcraft asked how long a building can stay on the Historic Building Study List. The Planning Services Manager stated that the list actually represents a list of buildings with historic significance. He believes that the historic inventory list needs to be revamped and that there is a lot of room for improvement. The buildings on the list do stay on indefinitely. President Ezzy Ashcraft suggested that certain items on the list can be grouped together such as the Climate Protection Element, and Green Building Code including the ban on wood burning fireplaces. Also the Housing Element needs to stay as a top priority along with the Waterfront Design Guidelines. She made the suggestion for staff to look into having college graduate students help with some of the long range projects. Board member Cunningham suggested that staff look at ordinances passed by local Cities to help streamline the process. The Board stated that the Housing Element, Climate Protection Element, Green Building Code, Waterfront Design Guidelines, and the Land Use Element be top priority items on the Work Program. President Ezzy Ashcraft requested that upgrades to the infrastructure of City buildings be done using green materials. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None. 11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: None. 12. ADJOURNMENT: 8:40 p.m. Draft Meeting Minutes February 22, 2010 Page 4 of 4 | PlanningBoard/2010-02-22.pdf |