Richmond's draft Downtown Master Plan will stay before the city's Planning Commission for at least two more months.

The commission deferred a vote yesterday that would send the plan to the City Council after fielding questions about draft revisions released late last week.

In a public hearing, representatives of several properties, including Mayo Island, asked for a delay to get information on how the special district designations would affect the prospects for development.

City planners said the designations are intended for certain properties to recognize unique environmental or other characteristics and to give flexibility on their future use. --Will Jones