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Planning Commission continues zoning case after field trip finds incomplete public notice on grading
Summary
Zoning case 20-443 (site at 46 [address not specified]) was not heard because staff and commissioners found the public notice omitted required detail about grading; the item will be re-noticed and returned to the commission after staff and the applicant coordinate.
The Planning Commission on April 15 did not hear zoning case 20-443 (listed in the packet for an address described as "46"), after a morning field trip revealed that the public notice did not identify grading work required by the application.
Planning staff told the commission that stakes and other on-site information presented at the field trip showed a component of the proposed grading had not been properly included in the public notice. Because the public-noticing requirement was not met for that component, staff recommended the commission not hear the item that evening.
Why it matters: Adequate public notice is a legal prerequisite to consider development items; the omission prevents consideration of potential grading impacts and limits the public's ability to comment on those elements.
Staff said the applicant's team will be contacted to convey the field-trip feedback and to ensure the application and notice are revised to disclose the grading details. Commissioners and staff indicated a new field trip and additional public notice will be scheduled so that commissioners and the public can review grading elevations and related effects before the item is heard.
Chair Chell apologized for the inconvenience to attendees and said the item will be discussed at a subsequent meeting after proper noticing. "I'm sorry to drag you guys out tonight and then not be able to talk about it, but at least you can continue to have communication with the city and give them your input," Chair Chell said.
The item was continued to a later meeting; staff will coordinate with the applicant to re-notice the project and provide commissioners with the field-trip feedback prior to the next hearing.
