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HDC board seeks stronger language: incomplete applications may be delayed or not heard
Summary
Board members at the June 27 workshop urged staff to make pre-application meetings and completeness requirements stronger in the online form so incomplete applications do not reach the board; staff said appeals remain possible if applicants dispute completeness determinations.
Board members pressed staff to strengthen online guidance and consequences for incomplete applications. Currently the online form "strongly encourages" pre-application meetings; board members proposed language that requires pre-application meetings for items seeking board approval and states that incomplete submissions "will not be heard" or may be delayed or denied.
Staff explained that applicants can appeal staff determinations but that stronger intake standards will reduce last-minute submissions and uncertain agendas. The board asked staff to flag incomplete submissions on meeting agendas and to note cases where applicants asked staff to push incomplete items forward.
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