Commission establishes site-visit window and pre-hearing question process

Oct 23, 2026

The Planning Commission asked staff to provide a commissioner site-visit window for legally noticed projects and added a 'commissioner's questions' window so commissioners can submit questions to planners ahead of hearings; counsel clarified limits on the commission's authority to enact policy.

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Commissioners asked staff to formalize two procedural improvements: a site-visit window for commissioners to coordinate inspections of legally noticed projects and a pre-hearing "commissioner's questions" window to allow commissioners to email planners and amend presentations to address their concerns. Staff said questions submitted ahead of hearings would not create a pre-meeting gathering but would help ensure answers are provided during presentations.

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