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Ivins planners debate resuming site visits; staff to provide better packet attachments
Summary
Commissioners discussed resuming or formalizing site visits for planning applications, debated logistics and legal safeguards for group visits, and asked staff for larger, earlier map and packet attachments; a trial approach was agreed.
The commission discussed whether to resume group site visits for planning applications and how to do them without creating the appearance of bias. Staff explained that site visits can be conducted legally by opening a meeting, traveling to the site in an open meeting, and returning to complete deliberations. Commissioners expressed concerns about logistics (meeting start time and members' schedules) and the value of site visits for adding context to map‑based zone changes.
Commissioners asked staff to provide larger-scale zoning maps and attachments earlier so members have more time to review. The body agreed to trial site visits on a case-by-case basis (agenda notice would include a site-visit blurb) and to ask applicants or staff to request a visit if it would materially help the commission’s deliberations.
