TO: Chair and Planning Commission
FROM: Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Planning Manager
George Burton, Senior Planner
DATE: March 17, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Planning Manager, 480-348-3574
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Recommendation of Noticing for Application Requests
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
Although no formal recommendation is required related to the Town's noticing policies, the following recommendation by the Planning Commission will aid the Town Council in its upcoming discussions regarding applicant interaction and public outreach in the planning application process.
The Planning Commission recommends forwarding to the Town Council the mailing notice radius and property posting as described in Attachment A, Proposed Noticing Table. In summary, this includes the following:
1. Lowering the mailing radius for properties outside the Town limits to match the typical mailing radius for that community (300' Phoenix, 300' Maricopa County, 750' Scottsdale). The applicant may use the Town's mailing radius distance or the neighboring jurisdiction mailing radius for the application type for properties outside Town limits, whichever is lower. The Community Development Director may require a modified mailing radius based on the potential impact of the application request.
2. Maintaining the typical 1,500' mailing radius for legislative applications due to the major changes from the existing condition and/or non-residential nature of most legislative applications. Also, adding a notification policy for annexation.
3. Reducing the mailing radius for most administrative applications approved by the public body. Specifically, having a 1,000' mailing radius for Conditional Use Permits and Minor Special Use Permits due to their predominant non-residential nature and having a 500' mailing radius for plat/land modifications.
4. Maintaining the mailing radius for administrative appl...
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