Archive for September, 2011
Planning Commission Meeting – Sept. 14th, postponed till after Oct. 12th!
Posted by Roger Brown in Civics, Provo, zoning on September 8, 2011
This email is to notify you that the September 14, 2011 Planning Commission meeting is canceled.
Thank you,
Shannon Aders
Planning Secretary
801-852-6424
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PROVO CITY CORPORATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Planning Commission Agenda
September 14, 2011
NOTICE: This meeting is being canceled and these items are being continued to a Planning Commission Study Session on October 12, 2011. At the October 12, Study Session, draft copies of the proposed text amendments will be circulated and Staff will provide an overview of the proposed text amendments. The public is welcome to attend the Study Session. However, the Study Session will not be open for public comment and the Planning Commission will not make any decisions at that meeting. A public hearing will be scheduled at an up coming Planning Commission meeting, after the October 12, Study Session
ITEM 1* Provo City is proposing the creation of five new multi-family, residential zones consisting of Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, High Density Residential, Campus High Density Residential and Campus Mixed Use, together with Residential Design Standards that are intended to be applicable to each of these zones. These new zones will replace existing R-C (Residential Conservation), PRO (Project Redevelopment Option), and the R-2 through R-5 Residential zones when map amendments to rezone properties are approved at a future date. (City wide impact). 11-0009OA
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Stay tuned to http://www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/publicbody/1662.html for updates!
City Council Meeting – Sep. 20, 2011
Posted by Roger Brown in council meeting, Provo, public hearing on September 8, 2011
Stay tuned for the details on the upcoming Tuesday, Sept. 20th meeting.
The council has yet to publish the details about it.
Word on the street is that they’ll be discussing street Parking Permit programs with a Public Hearing about it, whether or not to allow beer sales in Provo on Sundays, and other good stuff.
You can also sign up on their email list/RSS feed at http://www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/publicbody/1600.html
We’ll post it here as soon as they release it! 
P.S. thanks everybody, make sure to also sign up for general city emails at http://provo.org/mayorcurtis.signupforemails.html
City Council Meeting – Sep. 6, 2011
Posted by Roger Brown in council meeting, parking, Provo, public hearing on September 5, 2011
Regular council meetings tomorrow — work session at 12pm noon, study session at 5pm, and regular council meeting with Public Hearings at 7pm.
See the agenda at http://www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/notice/82893.html
Items of interest to me are the Parking Permit program(s) Public Hearing, the transportation master plan amendments, and various budget items.
Click the link above to see the details.
As always, email the council to give your feedback!
Thanks everybody!
Roger Brown
don’t let the City Council ignore you!
Posted by Roger Brown in Civics on September 5, 2011
Here’s a beautiful example of citizens that would not back down when their city council (Lehi, UT) abused their power — they got an expedited hearing before the Utah Supreme Court and forced the city council to obey the law:
Utah Supreme Court orders Lehi City Council to let the people vote — Utah Chief Justice Christine M. Durham signed an order last week demanding Lehi city get its citizens’ initiatives accepted and filed for the November general election, but that’s not the end of the story.
In spite of the Utah Supreme Court decision, there is yet another hurdle to clear for the initiatives to be on the municipal ballot.
City council members and staff are meeting Sept. 6 to decide whether they will let the initiatives go to the voters in November or adopt them as law. They may opt to create their own measures for voters to decide, in addition to the citizens’ initiatives at the polls. The citizens’ initiatives limit city administrator salaries and benefits and requires city staff to live in Lehi.
“I am opposed to these two initiatives outright,” Lehi Councilman James Dixon said.
… Lehi City Recorder Marilyn Banasky had refused to file the petitions when they were received and declared them legally insufficient, following advice from legal counsel.
source: Daily Herald – Aug. 31, 2011
Such outrageous abuse was rightly smacked down by the state supreme court! Let citizens and city council members everywhere take note!!!
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