Public hearing notification overhaul
Summary
Commissioners are coalescing around bigger notices: a 500-foot mailing radius, mailings to renters as well as owners, and on-site signs instead of newspaper legal ads. Resident testimony highlighted past notices sent to wrong addresses for the Sierra Club.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
A bigger radius costs more to mail, but dropping newspaper ads could offset that; staff plans to make applicants pay for signs.
Renters and neighbors near proposed projects who currently often never hear about hearings affecting them.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Regular Meeting - Feb 26, 2026
Commissioners are coalescing around bigger notices: a 500-foot mailing radius, mailings to renters as well as owners, and on-site signs instead of newspaper legal ads. Resident testimony highlighted past notices sent to wrong addresses for the Sierra Club.
Regular Meeting - Jan 8, 2026
Commissioners want neighbors actually living near projects — not just property owners — to get notified. Staff is researching other cities' practices and will bring findings back, including occupancy-address notification.
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