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Commission discusses plan seals, performance guarantees and variance survey requirements
Summary
Members debated a new sealed-plan requirement for final site plans, options for performance guarantees (escrow/lines of credit) for landscaping, and whether sealed surveys should be required for every variance application. Staff said waivers and discretion could reduce costs for residents.
Staff noted a change that would generally require sealed final site plans in some cases and said the planning commission may require a sealed plan as a condition of approval; commissioners worried about the additional cost for developers. "Final product has to be sealed," a commissioner observed, and staff said the community development director could waive the seal in some administrative cases.
On performance guarantees, staff described escrow or bonds (example: 10% escrow for two years) to ensure landscaping is maintained and replaced if necessary. Commissioners also discussed whether every variance application should be accompanied by a sealed legal survey; staff suggested discretionary survey requirements for typical residential variance requests to avoid placing high costs on applicants while retaining the ability to require surveys where needed.
