Staff recommends updating administrative rules to align public-notice timelines with state law

Staff presented proposed amendments to the administrative rules and procedures to reflect a recent state-law change that requires 21 days’ public notice for zoning-ordinance amendments and rezonings. The administrative rules previously applied the 21-day timing broadly and had a 30-day rule for plan amendments; staff clarified the proposed language creates three separate notice timelines: 21 days for zoning amendments, 30 days for general-plan amendments, and 15 days for other case types (reverting those categories to the prior standard).

Staff explained the change was intended to align local administrative rules with state statute while preserving the longer 30-day notice for general-plan changes. Michelle invited questions and said staff would finalize the language in the administrative rules and proceed at the next procedural step.