Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/04/2006

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Topic Report: Neighborhood Development Notification To Adjacent By: Sylvia Frolik/Assistant Community Development Director Background: At the City Council meeting on March 14, 2006, the City Council directed City Staffto prepare a Topic Report for an upcoming Work Session regarding public notification procedures. Summary of State Statute Requirements: Subdivsions: State statute does not require sketch plans for subdivisions. State statute does require a public hearing at the preliminary plat stage. The preliminary plat public hearing must be advertised in the official City newspaper, but individual mailed notice to adjacent neighborhoods is not required. State statute does not requ/re public hearings or mailed notices regarding final plat applications. Zoning Amendments: State statute does require a public hearing that is advertised in the official City newspaper regarding proposed amendments to the zoning regulations or map. Individual mailed notice is only required, to owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property, when the proposed zoning amendment changes the district boundary on parcels less than 5 acres in size. Conditional and Interim Use Permits: Statutes require same procedure as for Zoning Amendments. Easement Vacations: State Statutes don't require a public hearing; only that affected property owners are notified. Summary of City Requirements Subdivisions: City Code requires that owners of property within 700 feet of a proposed subdivision be provided individual mailed notice of the sketch plan application. City Code requires a public hearing for the preliminary plat and also requires individual mailed notices to property owners within 700 feet of the subject property. City Code does not require public hearing or individual mailed notices of final plat applications.