Planning Commissioners' Procedures Manual - Hamilton County, Ohio

SEQUENCE OF REGULAR MEETINGS & PUBLIC HEARINGS
FOR DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
Type of Meeting
Development
Control
1 2 3 4 5
A. Zone
Amendment
(County Zoning)
Public Staff
Review
Conference a
RPC Regular
Meeting
(recommendation)
RZC
Public
Hearing
BCC Public
Hearing
(recommendation)
BCC Regular
Meeting (final
action)
B. Zone
Amendment
(Local Township
Zoning)
Public Staff
Review
Conference a
RPC Regular
Meeting
(recommendation)
TZC
Public
Hearing
TT
Hearing
(recommendation)
TT Regular
Meeting (final
action)
C. Planned Unit
Development
(PUD)
Public Staff
Review
Conference a
RPZ Public Hearing
(final action)
C. Major
Subdivision
RPC
Regular
Meeting
(final action)
D. Land Use
Amendment
TT Regular
Meeting
(recommenda
tion)
RPC Public
Hearing (final
action)
Abbreviations and notes:
BCC = Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners
RPC = Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission
RZC = Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission
The general purpose of public hearings is to enable various commissions to receive public comments prior to
making a recommendation or final decision.
The general purpose of regular meetings is to enable the various commissions to formulate and adopt a
recommendation or final decision.
a
b
A Public Staff Review Conference is held in the evening in the affected township prior to the RPC
meeting. The general purpose of the review conference is to assist staff in preparing an advisory report and
the enable early public input on development proposals.
Time period for public comments is limited to ten minutes for proponent statements and ten minutes for
opponent statement. The time periods for public comment may be extend at the discretion of the chairman.
RZC hearings are generally held at Regular Meetings but may be scheduled separately in advance of the
Regular Meeting.