Planning Dept. Changes Notification Policy to Benefit of Applicants

Applicants who file projects that require a notification package to City Planning will no longer have to provide mailing lists and labels at the time of filing. Instead, those notification materials won’t be required until they are ready to be used by Planning and/or its mailing subcontractor, BTC.

Beginning on Dec. 1, applicants now only have to provide one hard copy and one electronic copy of the notification map and Perjury Statement at the time of case filing. Project Planning staff will request the remaining notification materials from the applicant approximately six to eight weeks before scheduling a public hearing or issuing the LOD.

Prior to this change, applicants had to provide the full notification package at the time of filing. But notification packages only have a shelf life of 6 months. And since many hearings are being scheduled 7 to 9 months after filing, most applicants have had to pay twice for their notification package.

This new policy saves applicants money and time. Kudos to City Planning!