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Planning commission recommends code change to expand public notice, require community meetings for large projects
Summary
The Cathedral City Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt a zoning amendment creating Chapter 9.09 to expand who receives public notice for planning matters, add community engagement requirements for projects of five acres or more, and clarify notice timing.
On May 20, 2025, the Cathedral City Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt Zoning Code Amendment 25-003, which would add Chapter 9.09 to the Cathedral City Municipal Code to expand public notification requirements and require community engagement for larger projects.
The amendment would (1) distinguish notice to real property owners from notice to occupants of non-owner-occupied properties (for example, apartment residents and business tenants); (2) expand the standard notification radius to 500 feet and set a larger radius (750 feet) for projects of five acres or greater; (3) require community engagement meetings for project sites of five acres or greater; (4) limit mailed notices to occupants within Cathedral City limits (staff said this change was needed after outreach to adjacent jurisdictions yielded no usable occupant lists); and (5) include a…
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