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Evanston Land Use Commission directs staff to redraft rules after debate on conditions and continuances
Summary
Commissioners debated proposed changes to the Land Use Commission—s rules—focusing on when members may propose conditions, how many continuances should be allowed, and remote attendance under the Open Meetings Act—and directed staff and the chair to return with revised language.
The Evanston Land Use Commission on Dec. 10 directed city staff and the chair to continue redrafting the commission—s rules and procedures after a lengthy debate over proposed language governing commissioner conditions, continuances and remote participation.
Staff presented a redlined draft packet the commission had previously reviewed on Oct. 8 and Nov. 12. Commissioners raised several substantive issues: whether the rules should require that a commissioner proposing a condition also vote in the affirmative for the project; how to prevent chaining of continuances across multiple hearings while preserving by-right continuances for property…
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