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Committee reviews language narrowing municipal appeals by defining 'aggrieved person' and excluding some 'interested persons'
Summary
Staff described draft language intended to limit appeals of municipal decisions to ‘aggrieved persons’ who own or occupy property in the immediate neighborhood and to exclude some categories of ‘interested persons’ from filing appeals; participants flagged possible constitutional concerns and differing Senate and committee positions.
Legislative staff briefed the group on a draft amendment that would change who can appeal municipal decisions by clarifying the definitions of “interested person” and “aggrieved person.” A staff member explained the working language would exclude some categories of “interested persons” while adding the immediate neighborhood to the definition of an aggrieved person.
A staff presenter summarized the draft: “...people who are appealing municipal decisions ... have to be a…
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