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Council briefed on Hawk Creek rezoning: planning director to decide whether new access requires council review
Summary
Council was told a condition tied to access through a neighboring property (Happy Valley) appears unenforceable, and the applicant has proposed a new private drive. Staff said state law allows the planning director to decide if the change is a minor or major modification; major changes would return to council for action.
Council discussed the Hawk Creek conditional‑zoning matter after staff said one of the approval conditions — use of an access point through neighboring property in the Happy Valley community — cannot be enforced because the applicant lacks the legal rights to that land.
Brad (planning/legal staff) explained the consequence: "If they feel that it is…
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