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Pleasanton council updates zoning rules to speed small projects, keeps broader notice for major items
Summary
The council approved amendments to the municipal code to streamline design review, shorten appeal windows and codify on‑site project notices while preserving broader 1,000‑foot mailed notice for most hearings; council carved out a 300‑foot radius for administrative design reviews.
Pleasanton — The City Council on Dec. 2 approved revisions to the city’s zoning and planning procedures intended to shorten review times for minor projects and free planning staff to focus on larger developments.
Staff presented a package of changes to Title 18 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code that would narrow which projects require discretionary design review, codify on‑site project notifications, align mailed notice radii with state government code and shorten some appeal windows. After public comment and council questions, the council adopted an amended ordinance that retains a 1,000‑foot notice radius for most hearing items but applies a 300‑foot radius to administrative design review notices and moves appeals to a 10‑day window supported by a weekly online memo of discretionary approvals.
Why it matters: City planners said the changes would reduce unnecessary delay and staff time for…
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