Commission backs reworking PUD final-approval process, schedules later public hearing
Staff proposed removing council review of final Planned Unit Development plans and leaving final approvals with the planning commission to avoid council acting administratively; commissioners requested clearer open-space definitions, timing language for statutory notice and a targeted April public hearing after revisions.
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City staff described an amendment that would keep preliminary PUD plans as a legislative action sent to council but allow the planning commission to approve final plans administratively when they conform to the preliminary approval. Staff said the change aims to eliminate a step that exposes the city to legal risk when council acts in an adjudicative role on a final plan.
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