The Planning Commission last week voted to recomend raising the building height restrictions in Haines.
The measure was introduced by commissioner Brenda Josephson, who said a review of other towns in Southeast Alaska and elsewhere showed that 30-foot height limits put Haines’ code out of step.
“I asked myself why we have a 30-foot height restriction and I couldn’t find any reason,” she said.
A check showed that Juneau, Cordova and Sitka all had 35-foot…