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From: James Lopes[mailto:jameslopesCa)charter.net]
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Subject: August 18, 2015 Council Meeting: Item No.
August 18, 2015
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SLO CITY CLERK
18 - Public Engagement and Noticing Manual
RE: August 18, 2015 Council Meeting: Item No. 18 - Public Engagement and Noticing Manual
Dear Mayor Marx and Council Members:
I support the recommendations of Residents for Quality Neighborhoods for extending the time
frames and locations of public noticing. Residents of the city are regularly caught up short due
to inadequate distribution and timing of notices. The deadlines for staff reports should be
extended in proportion to these noticing deadlines. The public is not engaged as consulting
administrators; we need time to review reports and make recommendations to you and other
bodies which are timely for you as well.
In addition to the RQN recommendations, I have the following suggestions regarding Exhibit A
which I hope you will concur with and direct staff to implement:
1. ARC - Minor and Incidental notice is 5 days before the decision, and only to the owner and
neighbors, and no legal ad. This should be expanded to properties within 300 feet and include a
legal ad. The 5 days should be expanded per RQN to 10 days.
2. CHC - Projects and demolitions - This notice is for 10 days but only to owners and the
neighbors. It should be for 14 days and to properties within 300 feet.
3. CHC - Change in Historic District Boundaries is for 10 days, which should be expanded to 14
days.
4. Use Permits - Administrative should be expanded to 10 days.
5. Use Permits - Downtown Housing Conversion should be changed from owner/neighbor notice
to a notice to properties within 300 feet.
6. Use Permits - Planning Commission or City Council is for 10 days which should be extended
to 14 days.
7. Variance is for 5 days which should be expanded to 10 da s with notice to properties within
300 feet.
Thank you for considering my suggestions and those of RQN.
Jamie Lopes
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