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Westminster Planning Commission backs new ‘call for review’ to allow appeals without stating reasons
Summary
The commission voted unanimously Nov. 5 to recommend that the City Council repeal and re-adopt Chapter 17.64 of the Westminster Municipal Code to add a 'call for review' procedure allowing commissioners or council members to initiate an appeal without submitting a reason, a change staff said reduces appearance of bias and unnecessary recusals.
Ken Fichtelman, principal planner for the City of Westminster, told the Planning Commission on Nov. 5 that staff is proposing to repeal and re-adopt Chapter 17.64 of the Westminster Municipal Code to add a new "call for review" procedure that allows a planning commissioner or city council member to initiate a review of a previously approved project without stating a reason. "We're…
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