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Planning panel recommends code changes to comply with House Bill 2247, keeps limited neighborhood notice
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend town-code amendments to comply with state House Bill 2247, moving many subdivision and site-plan approvals to administrative review while requiring developers to hold neighborhood meetings and mail notice to properties within 300 feet at least two weeks before meetings.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend town-code amendments on Dec. 11 to bring Pinetop-Lakeside into compliance with House Bill 2247, a state law that shifts many subdivision and site-plan approvals from public hearings to administrative review.
Community Development Director Lloyd told the commission the language in the statute was changed from "may" to "shall," creating a mandatory compliance obligation. "We pretty much have to do this in order to comply with state statute," Lloyd said, adding that noncompliance could risk losing state shared revenues.
The proposed amendments to Town Code Title 16 (subdivisions) and Title 17 (plan and plot review) would allow administrative approval of subdivision…
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