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Chair proposes tiered public‑notice policy; commission asks for more analysis
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Summary
Chair Brand introduced a proposal to tie public‑notice radius to project size and impacts (from 1,000 feet up to citywide). Commissioners supported the idea but asked staff for more analysis and agreed to revisit the concept in June.
Chairperson Brand introduced a preliminary proposal to change Brentwood’s public‑notice approach from a uniform 1,000‑foot radius to a tiered system that scales notification breadth with project characteristics (for example, up to one mile or citywide for major projects). Brand said the concept would expand awareness for projects with larger circulation or community impact.
Staff and commissioners discussed possible criteria for tiering notifications—economic impact, sensitive adjacencies, conditional uses, or environmental/density considerations—and whether the proposal should be refined by staff before council review. Commissioners said the concept has merit but requested more detail on costs, staff time, notice mechanics, and governance (e.g., who would run town halls). Several commissioners suggested bringing a fuller package back to the commission in June and possibly working with an ad‑hoc group to refine language prior to council consideration.
The commission agreed to have Chair Brand work with staff to develop a fuller proposal and to return with more analysis and public outreach options for a June meeting; Chair Brand offered to circulate the presentation to the commission for feedback in advance.
