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Monmouth council reviews code changes to comply with Senate Bill 1537; debate centers on appeals path
Summary
City staff outlined code amendments prompted by Senate Bill 1537 that reclassify subdivisions, major partitions and design review as limited land-use decisions; council discussed whether appeals should go to the Planning Commission or City Council and considered a "call-up" option for high-interest cases.
City staff presented a package of proposed code changes to implement Senate Bill 1537, which reclassifies certain limited land-use decisions and reduces the role for staff-level public hearings on those application types.
Staff said the amendments would move subdivision, major partition and design review applications from a Type 3 review in city code to a Type 2 review, changing notice and appeal procedures. "It moves our subdivision, major partition,…
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