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Mineral planning commission forwards public-notice sign rule to town council, drops refund language
Summary
The Mineral Planning Commission voted 5-0 to send a revised public-notice signage proposal to the town council after debate over a proposed $75 sign fee and whether applicants should receive refunds. Commissioners removed proposed refund language and recommended council consider folding sign costs into permit fees.
The Mineral Planning Commission voted 5-0 to forward a revised ordinance requiring town-issued public-notice signs for rezoning, conditional-use and street actions, after a lengthy discussion about fees and accessibility.
Chair Ed Keeve presented the draft subsection adding public-notification signs to code 4-25-58 and said the town would charge $75 for a town-created sign. Commissioner Theresa Newton said the change would improve transparency: "I believe that the citizens of this town ought to know what's happening to their property." Commissioners debated whether the sign fee should be refunded if an applicant later prevailed or withdrew. Keeve urged removing the refund sentence, saying: "Just drop the part about refund. Just don't talk about that." The commission agreed and deleted the refund language.
Several members suggested alternatives and implementation details. Jim Snyder recommended folding the sign cost into permit fees so the town would not appear to add an extra surcharge, and others noted signs can be required when a matter "goes to the process of the planning commission and then the council." Commissioners also discussed accessibility concerns and using multiple notice channels for residents without internet access.
After edits, the commission voted to forward the revised public-notice sign language to the town council for consideration and asked council to consider whether the sign fee should be absorbed into permit fees or set differently; the roll-call vote was recorded as 5-0 in favor.
The forwarding motion also instructed staff to include commissioners' outstanding concerns in the packet to council, rather than present the measure as unanimous technical approval. The commission separately moved and approved an amendment to code section 4-25-60 to explicitly add "public-notice signage" to the authority that issues permits and licenses.
Next steps: the commission will forward the revised language and its notes to the town council for possible adoption or further revision. The commission did not set a specific council date; council action will determine fee details and final ordinance wording.
