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Sherwood to ask voters to enshrine citizen involvement in land-use decisions
Summary
Council approved placing a charter amendment on the January ballot that would require neighborhood meetings, public hearings and mailed notice within 1,000 feet for type 2 or higher land-use applications, aiming to preserve local participation following state changes to notice requirements.
Sherwood’s City Council voted Oct. 28 to place a charter amendment on the January special-election ballot that would enshrine requirements for citizen involvement in land-use decisions.
The proposed Section 49 would direct the council to adopt ordinances guaranteeing transparency and meaningful public participation in land use processes, including neighborhood meetings and at least one public hearing before the city council or a delegated decision-making body for type 3 or higher…
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