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Planning staff reiterates quasi-judicial rules for rezoning and conditional use permit hearings
Summary
At the Sept. 4 Brevard County planning and zoning meeting staff read the county's standards for quasi-judicial hearings, emphasizing that testimony must be factual or expert opinion, disallowing audience polling, and requiring commissioners to disclose pre-hearing communications and site visits.
Planning staff opened the Sept. 4 meeting by reading the county's rules for quasi-judicial hearings on rezoning and conditional use permit requests, underscoring evidentiary and disclosure requirements for applicants, opponents and commissioners. The statement said applicants must present competent, substantial evidence — including facts or expert witness opinion — to show compliance with the zoning code and comprehensive…
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