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Published on: 10/17/2007
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At an informal work session Monday, former city attorney Walter Brown reviewed changes to the code and accepted suggestions for further change.
As it was originally written, the code would have allowed the planning commission to only make recommendations regarding site plans and other planning matters.All final decisions would have had to be made by the board of aldermen.
"That puts the board of aldermen at the end of every process, and the meetings would be even longer than they are now," Brown said, addressing the commission.
After discussing it with both the aldermen and the planning commission, Brown said all were in favor of changing the proposed code to keep those procedures the way they currently are.The commission would make decisions, and anyone could appeal those decisions to the aldermen.
Another change to the proposed code was the prohibition of reader board signs, or those that are lighted and scroll words.
The current city code does not address the topic, Brown said.
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"Whether they're going to vote on it on the 13th or in December, I don't know, but we need to get this thing adopted," Brown said.
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Brown said the board might let them know, but it would be a good idea, if they wanted their voices heard, to attend the aldermen's public hearing.