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Neighborhood Contact: Notify neighbors about new development projects

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The neighborhood contact process provides an opportunity for people who live, work or otherwise pass by a development site to learn about a project before the owner submits for permits or applies for a land use review. The project applicant is responsible for initiating the neighborhood contact meeting.

For certain projects, a meeting must be held before a land use review or permit can be submitted for a project. Neighborhood contact requirements are based on either the size of the building or the number of lots being created as part of a land division.

Neighborhood contact process: How to notify neighbors

The neighborhood contact process provides an opportunity for people who live, work or otherwise pass by a development site to learn about a project before the owner submits for permits or applies for a land use review. Read the contact process overview:

The intent of the Neighborhood Contact requirement is for people developing a property to informally share information and gather constructive feedback about it with people who will experience the development in the neighborhood. More information about the process: 

The Neighborhood Contact requirement provides a way to learn more about a proposed development before a land use review or building permit is submitted. 

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