Coordination with contiguous communities

It is the intention of this chapter to facilitate coordination with contiguous municipalities and state agencies with regard to land use decisions which may affect shared resources and facilities, abutting property, and the greater public good. This coordination shall be carried out by assuring this chapter is consistent with the city comprehensive plan and any amendments thereto, which is reviewed by other municipalities and state agencies, and notifying, in accordance with state statutes, property owners, water resource boards, and/or city or town governing bodies of pending variance and special use applications or zoning map amendment petitions, and associated public hearings. Notices of proposals in neighboring communities or by state agencies, shall be forwarded to the department of planning and urban development for their review and when concerns exist with regard to consistency with the objectives of the city comprehensive plan, comments shall be prepared and forwarded to the agency submitting notice.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 19-15)