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Staff walks Richmond Planning Commission through duties, special-use permit criteria and location/character/extent reviews
Summary
City planning staff presented a refresher on the commission's authority, special-use-permit standards and general location/character/extent (LCE) reviews, reiterated departmental circulation for SUPs and reminded commissioners of the 60-day approval clock for LCE items.
City planning staff led a refresher on the planning commission's authority and common application types at the commission meeting, emphasizing the body's role in the city's master plan and how it reviews special use permits (SUPs) and general location, character and extent (LCE) items.
The presenter summarized the commission's composition under the city charter and said the commission is primarily a recommending body that forwards many decisions to city council, but that it acts as the approving body for master plan amendments, final community unit plans and LCE reviews. "Everything the planning commission does comes back to this," the presenter said, describing the commission's duty to make, adopt and administer the…
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