Staff proposes authorized-hearing process changes; committee asks for more study
Planning staff proposed tightening initiation and implementing a "sunset" for long-lingering authorized hearings and suggested City Council be the authorizing body; committee members asked for more briefings and one-on-one outreach before code changes and directed staff to return in October with proposed language and options.
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Planning staff presented a process-improvement proposal for authorized hearings that would standardize initiation materials, require a clearer scope and boundaries at authorization, and consider moving authorization to City Council (with City Plan Commission remaining a recommending body). The proposal also suggested a two-year sunset for newly authorized hearings that take no action.
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