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Commission debates whether revised plans after ZBA denials should be administratively approved

Warren Planning Commission · March 10, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff proposed allowing revised site plans (that remove denied variances) to be finalized by staff rather than return to the planning commission; commissioners debated administrative efficiency versus public review and whether minor variances should require reappearance.

Planning staff brought forward a procedural question: when a site plan approved with conditions is sent to the zoning board of appeals (ZBA) and the ZBA denies one or more variances, should petitioners who revise plans to meet the ordinance be required to return to the Planning Commission or may planning staff finalize revisions administratively?

Michelle from planning staff summarized options: require revised plans to return to the Planning Commission as a revised site plan, or allow…

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