Florence staff recommends raising notice radius for large projects; public hearing set for May 1

Florence Planning and Zoning Commission on April 17 reviewed staff research and a draft amendment to the Town of Florence Development Code (Chapter 150) that would expand mailed-notice requirements for certain land-use applications.

The recommendation from planning staff would keep the current 300-foot mailed-notice radius for projects smaller than 20 acres, increase the radius to 600 feet for projects of 20 acres or larger, and require that neighborhood associations (HOAs) within a quarter mile be separately notified for all applications, regardless of project acreage. No ordinance vote was held; staff said a public hearing is scheduled for the commission’s May 1 meeting.

The change responds to commissioners’ direction to research wider notice…