This page contains the previous year of Land Use actions that were approved by the Planning Commission.
HOW DOES AN APPLICATION GET REVIEWED AND APPROVED?
STEP 1: Pre-Application Meeting
- The pre-application meeting is an optional meeting between City staff and applicants who are considering a development project in Carlton. This meeting is informal and typically consists of the applicants asking questions about Carlton's development code to better understand the feasibility of their project.
- At this point in the process, the applicant may or may not submit a land use application to the City. Because the meeting is optional and intended to ensure project compliance before the project planning takes place, there may not be any recorded information in the public record.
STEP 2: Application Completed
- Once the applicant has gathered all of the required project information, they will submit an application to the City. City staff then reviews the application and issues a notice of completeness to the applicant when the requirements in Carlton Development Code are satisfied.
STEP 3: Mailed Notification of Application & Posted Notice
- Once the application is deemed complete by the City, City staff mail a public notice to adjacent neighbors notifying them of a 20-day public comment period for the application. The notice is also posted on the city website, and a hard copy at the Carlton Post Office and the Civic Center bulletin board.
SUBMIT COMMENTS- Once the public comment period has begun, the public can submit comments in writing. By providing written comment you become a party to the public record.
STEP 4: Staff Report
- Once the 20-day public comment period is over, City staff prepare a report with project recommendations for the applicant. At this point, the steps differ depending on the application type. For simple applications a decision is automatically made once the report is finalized. For more complex applications there is a public hearing with the Planning Commission and/or City Council before a decision is made.
- For the applications that require a public hearing with the Planning Commission and/or City Council, the public has an opportunity to provide oral comment in front of the decision-makers.
STEP 5: Mailed Notice of Decision
- Following all public comment opportunities, a decision is made. City staff mails notice of approval or denial of the application to anyone who addressed the Planning Commission and/or City Council on the land use project and left or gave contact information for remittance.
BE INFORMED
- At this time, community members who are adversely impacted have 12 days to submit an appeal. Appealing a decision can be a time-consuming and costly process. Be sure to study what you can and can't appeal. In a nutshell, if the project follows what is outlined in Carlton's guiding documents such as the Comprehensive Plan, Development Code, and applicable zoning criteria - an appeal might be unsuccessful.
STEP 6: Application Approved, and process completed
- An application is deemed final after the 12-day appeal period. Projects that were not appealed or appealed unsuccessfully, may move forward with construction.