Planning Commission Meeting - Public Hearing

PLANNING COMMISSION

REGULAR SESSION

250 Highway 101

5:30 PM

On October 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. the Florence Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in person.

Watching/Listening to the Meeting Live:

In-person attendance is welcomed at Planning Commission meetings.

Interested citizens may also watch/listen to the meeting in the following ways.

Watching / Listening to Meeting Live:

Interested citizens may listen to and view the meeting through the ‘GoToWebinar’ platform at the following link https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4771507072888768608    To learn more about how to participate in a GoToWebinar meeting, visit the tutorial link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3Xwwgbd8Y  for a video, or at https://support.goto.com/webinar/how-to-join-attendees for a written guide.  

Meetings are also shown live on Cable Channel 191 and online HERE  or at  www.ci.florence.or.us/citymanager/public-meetings-live.

Those without access to the internet or Charter Cable may listen to the meeting live via phone conference line. For information on how to do so, contact the Planning Department via email HERE, or phone at 541-997-8237

With 48-hour prior notice, an interpreter and/or TTY: 541-997-3437, can be provided for the hearing impaired.

Providing Comments / Testimony:

Those wishing to express their views to the Planning Commission may also do so in the following ways:

Written Testimony:

Submit written comments via email to the Community Development Department at planningdepartment@ci.florence.or.us.

Email to the Community Development Department at planningdepartment@ci.florence.or.us.
Mail to Florence City Hall; Attn: Planning Commission, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
Drop off written comments to the City of Florence drop box located at Florence City Hall (250 Hwy 101) to the right of the main entrance.
NOTE: Written comments must be received at least 2 hours prior to the meeting (October 8, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.) to be distributed to the Planning Commission, posted to the City of Florence website, and made part of the record.

Verbal Testimony: 

Citizens wishing to express their views to Planning Commission may participate in the meeting via GoToWebinar. To do so, please complete a speaker’s card online at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/bc-pc/request-address-planning-commission-speakers-card (or call 541-997-8237 if you do not have internet access but would like to be a speaker) at least 1 hour prior to the meeting (October 8, 2024).  City staff will then contact the speaker to let them know the process to participate in the meeting. 

Public Comments on items not on the Agenda: General public comments (on items not on the Planning Commission agenda) will be allowed at each Planning Commission meeting during the public comment agenda item. Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per person, with a maximum of 15 minutes for all items. In practicality, this means no more than five individuals will be allowed to comment verbally. There is no limit on written public comments.

Public Hearing Testimony: Testimony on public hearing items will be allowed when a public hearing is held. Verbal comments will be allowed on public hearing items after staff has given their report and have allowed time for initial Commission questions.

Public Comments on Action Items: Public Comments will be allowed on each action item on the Planning Commission agenda. Verbal comments will be allowed on action items after staff has given their report and have allowed time for initial Commission questions. Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per person, with a maximum of 15 minutes for all comments on each action item. In practicality, this means no more than five (5) individuals will be allowed to comment verbally. There is no limit on written public comments.

Testimony not submitted in compliance with the above procedures, will not be included into the record.

Agenda/Meeting Materials Publication Timeline & Planning Commission Email Subscription

To be notified when the agenda and meeting materials are available please subscribe to the Florence Planning Commission meeting email distribution list www.ci.florence.or.us/newsletter/subscriptions.