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Planning commission backs making pre‑application meetings optional after housing task force testimony
Summary
After testimony from the Housing Affordability Task Force and practitioners, the commission voted to forward a text amendment removing mandatory pre‑application and general meeting requirements from the code and relying on optional staff services such as planner‑of‑the‑day and checklists.
The Planning Commission on Dec. 23 recommended forwarding a code amendment to remove mandatory pre‑application and general meeting requirements from Title 21 and to treat those meetings as optional customer service tools.
Staff argued the mandatory meetings produced inconsistent results and administrative burden; principal planner Daniella Costasai said the department will continue to offer the services voluntarily through a…
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