ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE AGENDA PACKET

PMC Amendments Economic Vitality Committee Page 5 of 6 • Public Hearings: For projects with public hearings, staff recommends that the public notice requirements align with the Government Code, which decreases the noticing radius from 1,000-feet to 300-feet. Additionally, newspaper publication or posting in three public places within City (including at project site) is required. • Mailed Project Notification: For projects requiring project notification (e.g., single- family residential Design Review projects, Minor Conditional Use Permits, etc.), staff recommends increasing the noticing radius from “…the surrounding property owners…as determined by the Zoning Administrator” to 300-feet, aligning with the requirements for public hearings. • On-Site Project Notification: Codify the City policy requiring on-site project notification for specific projects (i.e., projects with PC or CC public hearings or new units exclusive of ADUs). Appeals Staff proposes a comprehensive overhaul to PMC Chapter 18.144 that rescinds the Chapter and replaces it with amended procedures. The proposed amendments include clarifying appeal procedures and modifying the appeal period. Staff recommends that all projects under PMC Title 18 be subject to a 10-day appeal period, with project approvals becoming effective on the 11th day. This recommendation will align with most neighboring jurisdictions and will greatly reduce added City process time for appeals. The current appeal period is a minimum of 15-days, but it may last over 30-days due to PMC Section 18.144.010 (B), which delays the appeal period until ZA and PC actions can be reported to the City Council at its next regular meeting. Rather than a City Council agenda report item of Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission actions (and Planning Commission agenda report item of all actions of the Zoning Administrator), a weekly approval memo will be posted to the City’s website for projects approved by both the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission. The intent of the approval memo is to publicize all appealable Planning discretionary approvals within the appeal period. City Council members, Planning Commissioners, and members of the public can subscribe to the memo to stay apprised of appealable discretionary approvals. All appeals and City Council call-ups must occur within the 10-day appeal period window. Other amendments Modifications to several other PMC Chapters are proposed in order to align with the appeal and notice requirements to PMC Chapter 18.12 (Noticing), PMC Chapter 18.20 (Design Review), and PMC 18.144 (Appeals) described above. NEXT STEPS Staff will take the following steps to implement the PMC amendments: • Present the recommendations and zoning changes to the Planning Commission on October 22, 2025, for their recommendation to the City Council. • Present the recommendations and zoning changes to the City Council in December. EVC INPUT The EVC is invited to ask questions and provide feedback on the information presented.