Commission tables code amendment to allow preliminary engineering plans; asks staff for checklist
The commission opened a public hearing on CA26‑003, a proposed code change allowing the city engineer to accept preliminary engineering plans, but moved to continue the hearing to October and requested a standardized checklist to ensure consistency and limit discretionary mismatch among applicants.
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Staff explained CA26‑003 would allow preliminary engineering plans to be submitted with a preliminary plat and empower the city engineer to accept the preliminary package subject to a published checklist; final detailed engineering would still be required before construction. Staff said the requirement for full engineering up front has created cost burdens for developers and contributed to loss of ETJ in prior cases.
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