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Carefree planning commission recommends ordinance changes to comply with new state law; commissioners urge more public input
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend text amendments to align subdivision and zoning processes with House Bill 24‑47, which shifts many site‑plan and plat decisions to administrative staff review; commissioners and a council member urged staff to preserve public input where legally possible.
The Town of Carefree Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday voted to recommend that the Town Council adopt ordinance amendments designed to comply with state legislation (House Bill 24‑47) that removes public‑hearing requirements for several development approvals and allows expedited, administrative reviews.
Stacy, planning staff, told the commission the law’s intent is to reduce project delays by allowing certain site plans, land divisions and preliminary and final plats to be handled administratively rather than always requiring public hearings. “The statute literally says no public hearing,” she said in describing the statutory language and the town’s effort to craft narrow, compliant local language that…
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