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Staff proposes delegating revocable-permit approvals to director, city manager to streamline encroachments

Planning Commission · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the Planning Commission they will propose code language to let the director approve revocable permits for right-of-way encroachments and the city manager approve permits on city-owned property to reduce repeated council hearings; commissioners raised charter and appeal concerns.

City staff presented a second proposal to streamline administration of revocable permits, recommending that the director be authorized to approve revocable permits related to public right-of-way encroachments and that the city manager decide permits for encroachments on city-owned property.

A staff presenter summarized the change: "The Charter gives City Council the authority to issue and to revoke a permit for the use of any street, alley, or public place," and the proposal would delegate day-to-day approval authority to…

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