Committee directs staff to refine authorized‑hearing rules; council to review draft changes

Sep 1, 2026

Staff proposed process improvements to authorized hearings (zoning initiation and management), including better scoping at initiation, potential transfer of initiation authority to City Council with CPC as recommender, and a two‑year sunset/review for new authorized hearings. Members asked for more briefings and staff will return with draft code/regulation language in October.

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Staff presented a package of proposed procedural improvements to "authorized hearings" (a formal city process for initiating rezoning or plan changes), seeking committee guidance before any code amendments.

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