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Councilor questions low petition threshold and requests clearer public-comment steps
Summary
A newly seated councilor said the proposed 10-resident petition threshold "felt low" and asked staff to consider a percentage threshold and more public-comment opportunities before planning commission review.
At the Feb. 11 work session, a councilor said the draft process that allows 10 residents within an identified boundary to trigger a traffic-calming request "felt low to me" and worried two households could push a measure that affects a broader block. The councilor asked staff to consider a percentage threshold or additional public-comment steps before an item proceeds to the planning commission.
Staff responded that the draft defines "resident" as one signature per household, and that the numeric threshold was chosen because many Toledo streets are short (some contain seven to 12 residences), which could make a percentage threshold difficult in those cases. Staff said they will workshop the threshold language further before drafting formal code.
