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DeSoto planning commission holds training on duties, public hearings and decorum
Summary
Attorney Caleb Smith led a work-session refresher for the DeSoto Planning & Zoning Commission covering the body’s advisory role, quorum and voting rules, public-hearing procedures and limits on deliberation and public comments.
Attorney Caleb Smith opened a training work session of the DeSoto Planning and Zoning Commission on procedural rules, saying the board is an advisory body that makes recommendations to city council and must follow open-meeting and notice requirements.
Smith told commissioners that the planning and zoning panel’s responsibilities include processing rezoning requests, specific-use permits, site plans, variances and plats. “You’re an advisory board to the city council,” he said, noting the commission’s role in presenting public hearings and…
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