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Plan Commission updates rules of procedure, removes Plan Review Committee from flowchart
Summary
The Plan Commission approved revisions to its rules of procedure to align with the new CDO, remove the Plan Review Committee role in several flows, add hybrid-meeting language referencing state code, and adjust notice procedures; language on commissioner disqualification and compensation was discussed but left essentially unchanged.
The Monroe County Plan Commission voted 7-0 to adopt amendments to its Rules of Procedure that align the document with the county development ordinance (CDO), remove the Plan Review Committee from several process flowcharts, and update notice and hybrid-meeting language.
Planning staff said the changes were technical and procedural in large part: replacing prior zoning and subdivision terminology with CDO terms, adding a reference to state law for hybrid meeting procedure, updating flowcharts so the Plan Review Committee is not the first step for PUD outline plans or rezones in many cases, and adding a procedure for appeals tied to site-plan and plot-plan decisions. Staff also proposed use of a USPS certificate-of-mailing process for notices rather than certified mail.
Commissioners discussed a specific provision (disqualification and compensation) in the draft rules. That section says a commission member may not receive mileage or compensation for attendance at a meeting if the member is disqualified from participating in the entirety of the scheduled hearings; commissioners asked whether the wording was clear and whether state statute applied. Legal counsel referenced the state code provision cited in the draft. After discussion, commissioners accepted staff's recommendation and approved the rules as amended with one textual change in Article 15 to clarify the Ordinance Review Committee's role, while leaving the disqualification language in place for further legal interpretation if needed.
The amended Rules of Procedure also identify that the Ordinance Review Committee may review PUD outline plans at staff's discretion and clarify appeals and written commitment procedures to match the CDO's Section 840-4A template.
The motion to approve the Rules of Procedure with the agreed red-line change carried 7-0.
