For those following the Workforce Housing Coalition's initiative, you might be aware that the group has retained the use of attorney Jim Susag to defend the commercial zoning status currently in place on the land behind Rainbow Foods and adjacent to Summit Ponds. Here is the timeline of events as to how future processes are to proceed.
1. Ron Clark submits its application (anticipated the week of 12/20/10).
2. The application will be reviewed for completeness. If it is complete, the application will be provided to the City planners/staff for formal review. Ron Clark is experienced in this process so we should expect the application to be complete and therefore it will mostly likely be provided to the City planners/staff for formal review within a matter of days.
3. The City planners/staff will meet to review the application issue a “Staff Report/Recommendation” to the Planning Commission. Ron Clark has already greased the wheels for this project and appears to have the City planers/staff on board. Thus the Staff Report/Recommendation will likely be completed within days with a recommendation in favor of the project.
4. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing. According to the City’s website, the Planning Commission meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. In view of the holidays, assuming Ron Clark submits the application on 12/20/10, the earliest the Planning Commission could reasonably schedule the public hearing would likely be January 20, but more likely not until Feb. 3rd or Feb. 17.
5. The Planning Commission votes to approve/deny the application (note the vote by the Planning Commission is advisory only)
6. Assuming the Planning Commission votes to approve the application, it will be brought up for a vote by the City Council at their next meeting. The City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Thus, the City Council could approve the rezoning and authorize the project to proceed by as early as Feb. 21.
Two opportunities will exist to voice any opposition to the project – once at the Planning Commission hearing and again at the City Council meeting.
The attorney is still needed to assist with the defense of the zoning, but funds are badly needed, as a considerable amount of tasks and research must be undertaken. If you would like to contribute, please contact Joel Hillyer at joelhillyer@yahoo.com
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