A. A written Staff or Consultant Report may be required by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall review the applications for conformance with submittal requirements. If the Planning Commission determines that professional planning recommendations are needed to assist the Commission in its decisions, a staff report shall be prepared to generally include the following items when relevant:
1. Analyzes the proposed project for conformance with plans, policies, and the provisions of this title;
2. Incorporates the comments of other City and public agencies, and public utilities;
3. Incorporates all public comments received prior to the date of publication;
4. Incorporates the analysis and comments of the staff and consultants;
5. Incorporates the analysis and comments of the City Engineer;
6. Includes a recommendation to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the request;
7. Includes recommended conditions of approval, if needed; and
8. Includes the findings of fact on which staff or consultant bases its recommendation with the understanding that the decision-makers may accept or reject these facts based on the information it finds at the public hearing.
B. Distribution Of Copies: Copies of the staff report shall be distributed to the decision-makers, proponent, and commenting departments at least three (3) days prior to the Commission meeting. (Ord. 2019-04, 10-16-2019)