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Planning and Zoning Commission recommends ordinance requiring on-site signs for rezoning notices
Summary
On Aug. 14 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that City Council adopt amendments to the zoning code requiring applicants to post on-site notice signs for zoning map changes and similar hearings, adding local standards and enforcement to recently enacted state rules (HB 24).
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 14 to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Title 17 of the municipal code that would require applicants for zoning map amendments, conditional-use permits and similar items to post on-site notice signs, a staff member told the commission.
The requirement is prompted by the state Legislature's HB 24, which added a minimum requirement for on-site notice signs before public hearings on zoning map changes; staff said the statute takes effect Sept. 1, 2025. Commission staff recommended a local ordinance to add detail and enforcement provisions the state law leaves unspecified.
Planning staff member Mr. Howard summarized the proposal to the commission, saying that the new state rule is minimal and that “the legislature, they adopted HB 24. Within this, statute, they added some provisions for home rule cities that required on-site notice signs prior to public hearings for zoning map changes. These…
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