Public Hearings – Post Falls Idaho

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Pursuant to Governor Little’s Proclamation on March 13, 2020 and Statewide Stay-Home Order dated March 25, 2020 Post Falls will be holding all public meetings and hearings online and the public will not be allowed to attend in-person until further notice. You may watch a live feed of the meeting online on the City’s Facebook page or on the City’s cable channel 1300. The City of Post Falls values community input and looks forward to hearing from you on agenda items. The City is providing opportunities for public comment during this time by submitting written comment or by providing oral testimony on public hearing items by registering to testify for the hearing using Zoom. Please see the links below to access these options:

Click Here to Watch Online Live Streaming Video of the Meeting
Click Here to Submit Written Public Comment. Written comments must be received before 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to be read during the Citizens Issues agenda item.

Public Hearings on Quasi-Judicial Items
Sometimes the City acts on land use requests, such as subdivision requests, street vacations, rezone requests, and special use permits. These are called quasi-judicial items since members of the Planning Commission or Council act as judges and can only consider evidence from a public hearing. The City can only consider evidence related to the City’s adopted evaluation criteria. The City may also use a Hearing Examiner to conduct the public hearing. After everyone who has signed up to speak at the hearing has spoken, the hearing is closed and Commission or Council members discuss the issue. They may make a decision at that time or may continue the item to another meeting for the ultimate decision.

Written Testimony – A Convenient Alternative to In-person Testimony
You can read information from the applicant and the staff analysis of the request on this webpage. You can then submit written testimony for the Planning Commission/City Council to consider. Your testimony should relate to the adopted evaluation criteria. Once your testimony is received by the City it is entered into the record for the hearing and will be considered by the decision maker just like if you testified in person. Submitting written testimony during this time is strongly encouraged.

NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE
All public comments or testimony received will become public records available to the public. The City of Post Falls may also make these comments, and any attachments or other supporting materials, available on the City’s website. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you do not wish to be made public.