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Planning commission backs new time limits for incomplete land‑use applications
Summary
Planning staff proposal to give applicants 14 days to fix incomplete applications and set one‑year construction start deadlines was recommended by the commission; change requires a public hearing as a legislative code amendment.
The Highland City Planning Commission on an advisory vote recommended a development‑code amendment to set explicit expiration rules for land‑use applications and approvals, including a 14‑day deadline for applicants to supply missing materials and a one‑year deadline to begin construction after final approval.
The recommendation came after a Planning Department staff presentation explaining the change is intended to reduce long‑dormant applications and give both applicants and staff clearer deadlines. "If an application is incomplete — so they haven't paid their fees or they're missing some document that's supposed to be part of the application — if they don't give it within 14 days after me asking, it's like, you never really…
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