City attorney outlines building a defensible administrative record; staff updates development‑code timeline
City Attorney’s office counsel reviewed why planning decisions require a comprehensive administrative record to withstand legal challenges and how commissioners should handle ex‑parte communications; staff also outlined the development code update schedule with a mid‑May public review draft and Cal Poly outreach for the Date Palm Corridor.
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Stephanie Pierce of the City Attorney’s office told the Planning Commission that the primary purpose of an administrative record is to support agency decisions in case of legal challenges and recommended best practices for hearings, including documenting findings, preserving non‑privileged exhibits, and disclosing ex‑parte communications.
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