Council and staff review development review and pre-application sketch-plan process
Apr 22, 2026
City staff outlined how sketch-plan pre-application meetings work, and councilors and staff discussed transparency, timing and efficiency for variance and conditional-use reviews, with staff noting sketch plans are available and that notice procedures are being used to keep council informed.
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During a work-session item the council reviewed the city's development review procedures. Joy, the community development director, outlined the existing process and described the sketch-plan option that allows developers to receive early, informal feedback ahead of formal submissions.
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