HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - CONTINUANCE PH CITY COUNCIL (2)AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
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Item to be presented by
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CONSENT CALENDAR Lynn M. Harris
DATE: August 27, 1991
SUBJECT: Procedure for Continuance of Public Hearings before the City
Council
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
BACKGROUND
At the August 13, 1991 City Council meeting, a motion 'was made by
Councilmember Jan Heidt to establish a procedure regarding requests from
applicants to continue their items to future public hearings. Community
Development Department staff has prepared a policy of standard procedure
(attached) to be.considered by the City Council.
ANALYSIS
The attached policy would allow the Director of Community Development to grant
one continuance of a public hearing before the City Council based on
°unforeseen circumstances": Unforeseen circumstances would not include those
instances in which someone other than the applicant can not be present at the
City Council meeting.
A second continuance could only be granted by the City Council at the meeting
for which the public hearing is scheduled. The Council would not be obligated
to grant such continuance if it deems the request to be inappropriate.
If a continuance is granted, either by the Director of Community Development
or by the City Council, the item shall be placed at the first available
opening in the public hearing segment of a future City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Receive the staff presentation;
2. Approve or revise the draft policy and adopt it.
ATTACHMENT
History of Continuances
Draft Policy
APPROVED Agenda Item:
HISTORY OF CONTINUANCES
(November 1990 -August 1991)
November 13, 1990 (Toyama) continued to:
December 11, 1990, then continued to January 8, 1991.
January 8, I991 (CP Commercial Properties)
continued to:
January 29, 1991, then continued to February 12, 1991.
July 9, 1991 (Thomas) continued to:
September 24, 1991
July 9,.1991 (Tandam Builders) continued to:
September 10, 1991
July 9, 1991 (Ungar) continued to:
August 13, 1991, then continued to October 22, 1991.
July 9, 1991 (Good) continued to:
August 27, 1991.
All of the above continuances were at the request of
the applicant.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA POLICY/PROCEDURE
NUMBER SUBJECT
Request for Continuance
RIGINALISSUE EFFECTIVE of Public Hearings before the
City Council
CURRENT ISSUE EFFECTIVE CATEGORY
SUPERCEDES
I. Purpose
Legislative Relations
(City Council)
STANDARD MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE
The purpose of this procedure is to develop guidelines for handling requests from
applicants to continue public hearings before the City Council.
II. Procedure
A. The Director of Community Development may grant one continuance of a public
hearing before the City Council due to "unforeseen circumstances."
B. A second continuance may only be granted by the City Council at the meeting for
which the public hearing is scheduled.
C. If a continuance is granted, either by the Director of Community Development or
by the City Council, the item shall be rescheduled as though it were a new
request for hearing. All previously requested or scheduled hearing items would
be considered preferentially in choosing a new hearing date.
III. Definition
"Unforeseen circumstances" shall not include someone other than the applicant being
unavailable for the City Council meeting.
IV. Authority
By the authority of the City Council.
Carl Boyer
Mayor