Plan commission recommends city pursue extraterritorial zoning arrangement with Town of Darien
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Summary
The commission voted to recommend that the common council adopt a resolution initiating an 18-month process to pursue extraterritorial zoning authority with the Town of Darien; staff warned the city could be barred from retrying the process for five years if negotiations fail.
The Delavan Plan Commission recommended that the common council adopt a resolution to exercise extraterritorial zoning power in the Town of Darien and begin the process of negotiating a joint plan commission.
Staff member Mark briefed commissioners that, if the council adopts the resolution, an 18-month period would begin for the city and the town to reach agreement on the joint plan commission structure; if the effort fails the city may be barred from attempting the same action again for five years. "This would... set up an 18 month time frame for the city and the Town of Darien to come to an agreement on how to set up a joint plan commission," Mark said.
Commissioners expressed concerns about the cost and staff time to establish and maintain the commission and questioned whether the town would be willing to collaborate; a few members said they support the idea only if the town shows willingness to cooperate and costs are clearer. The chair noted prior tensions and said that exercising extraterritorial rights is a way to protect the city's development interests along the border.
After discussion the commission proceeded to a roll-call vote. The recorded roll call was: DeWitt (yes), Kahaka (no), Watkins (no), Beazer (yes), Coonan (yes) and Armstrong (yes). The motion to recommend that the common council adopt the extraterritorial zoning resolution carried and will be forwarded to the council for consideration.
