A. Purpose: The purpose of the citizen review process is to provide a process for the applicant, surrounding residential neighbors, and registered neighborhood and homeowners' association representatives to review a preliminary development proposal and solicit input and exchange information about the proposed development. This citizen review process is intended to result in an application that is responsive to neighborhood issues, enhance predictability in the process and reduce the time, effort and expense. The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with the citizen review process.
B. Applicability: In accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes section 9-462.03, all of the following application types shall conduct a neighborhood meeting, unless as may be otherwise specified in this article, this Code, or Arizona Revised Statutes.
1. General Plan amendments;
2. Zoning text amendments;
3. Zoning Map amendments (rezoning);
4. Conditional use permits;
5. Variances (optional); and
6. Major modification to an approved plan or condition of approval (when original approval requires a neighborhood meeting).
C. Meeting Schedule: The applicant shall be responsible for scheduling and facilitating the meeting. The applicant is required to hold one meeting, prior to the first public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission on an application for a specific project, but may hold more, if so desired. The required meeting shall be held at least fifteen (15) calendar days before the first public hearing on the application. Attendance at the meeting by Community Development Department staff is not required and will be determined by the Zoning Administrator on a case-by- case basis.
D. Meeting Location: Neighborhood meetings shall be held at a publicly accessible location near the subject property. The meeting shall be held on a weekday evening at any reasonable time and scheduled by the applicant.
E. Notification Requirements: Notice of the meeting, which shall state a brief description of the application and include the date, time, and place of the meeting, shall be provided by the applicant as follows:
1. Mailing a notice not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the neighborhood meeting to:
a. All real property owners, as shown on the most recent Pinal County assessment records, within three hundred feet (300') of the outer boundary of the subject property. This notification area may be expanded if the General Plan or other policy adopted by the City Council requires notification within a larger area or the Zoning Administrator determines the potential impact of the project extends beyond the required notification boundary;
b. Residents, registered neighborhoods, and homeowners' associations that may be impacted as a result of the application, and other neighborhood entities identified by the City;
c. Interested parties which have requested that they be placed on a contact list for this application;
d. Potentially interested parties that have been identified by the City; and the
e. Community Development Department.
F. Meeting Summary: The applicant shall submit, to the Community Development Department, seven (7) calendar days before the first public hearing on the matter, a written summary of the neighborhood meeting. The following information shall be included in the meeting summary, at a minimum: date, time, and location of the meeting; a copy of the mailing list and meeting sign-in sheet, a summary of how the applicant has addressed or proposes to address the issues, concerns, and objections identified during the meeting. (Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018)
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