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Planning commission continues hearing on public improvement design and construction standards to Feb. 5
Summary
After commissioners requested detailed cross-references and a comparative table showing existing code language and proposed deletions, the planning commission unanimously continued the public hearing on aligning the development code with updated public improvement design and construction standards to Feb. 5.
The City of Madras Planning Commission continued a public hearing on proposed development-code amendments to align the municipal code with updated public improvement design and construction standards.
Staff described the package as largely administrative: consolidating provisions (including deleting chapter 12.3 and moving language into the development code) so the development-code language is consistent with Public Works' standards. Staff said the changes are intended to bring code language into line with current practice rather than to enact substantive policy shifts.
Commissioners asked about specific changes, including a new provision that would allow the city administrator to accept dedications of rights-of-way on behalf of the city rather than requiring City Council approval. Staff said the change is procedural and that the substantive standards for dedications remain the same; several commissioners requested a side-by-side spreadsheet that shows the existing code, the proposed deletions, and the new language so they can see exactly where language has been relocated.
Commissioner Eder moved to continue the public hearing to Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m.; Commissioner Kendall seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Staff agreed to provide commissioners with the requested comparative tables and hyperlinks to source documents before the next meeting.
What happens next: staff will circulate the comparative tables and links summarizing where deleted language now appears, and the commission will resume the public hearing on Feb. 5 with the additional materials available for review.
