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Planning Commission recommends removing mailed notice requirement for land divisions; residents warn of surprise development
Summary
The commission voted to recommend eliminating a UDC provision that required mailed notice to property owners within 300 feet for land divisions, citing state law that makes land division approvals by right when standards are met; some residents said mailed notice is a critical early alert to neighbors.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend amending the Unified Development Code to remove a requirement that the city mail notice to property owners within 300 feet before the approval of a land division.
Staff explained that state law requires approval of a land division when the application meets the statutory criteria (for lot size, frontage and other technical requirements) and that the…
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