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Prescott Planning Commission recommends LDC changes to comply with state law, limits some public hearings
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6–1 Nov. 13 to recommend amendments to the City of Prescott Land Development Code to comply with ARS 9-500.49 (HB 2447), shifting many plats, site plans and certain design reviews to administrative approval while preserving historic-preservation reviews; commissioners raised concerns about reduced public input and the
Prescott City Planning Commission Chair Don Michelman presided over a Nov. 13 public hearing in which staff presented proposed text amendments to the City of Prescott Land Development Code to comply with Arizona Revised Statutes 9-500.49, enacted by state legislation commonly referenced as House Bill 2447. Planning Manager Alex Bramlett told the commission the change requires cities to authorize administrative personnel to review and approve certain site plans, plats and design review plans without a public hearing.
Bramlett said Articles 7, 8, 9 and 11 of the Land Development Code were updated and that “preliminary plots, final plots, site plan review and waivers of standards” no longer need to go forward to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council for public hearings. "We're still reviewing these through our building permit process,"…
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