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Senate committee considers raising bar for permit appeals to 'aggrieved person,' seeks clarifying language and judge testimony
Summary
Committee debated replacing the 'interested person/any-20-person' standards for municipal permit appeals with an 'aggrieved person' test and asked for clarification about grandfathering of pending permits.
Members of the Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on May 2 reviewed proposed changes to standing rules for appeals of municipal permit decisions. The change would adopt an "aggrieved person" standard — requiring a particularized injury — rather than allowing any person or a group of 20 residents to bring an appeal in certain permitting contexts.
Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Council, explained the proposed shift would raise the…
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