C. Require agencies to streamline the permit review process in areas of the state, such as State Plan planning areas 1 and 2 and in designated centers, where development is encouraged. There is currently no entity in State government with this responsibility. Having an adequately staffed entity with clear expertise and authority would raise the profile of these reviews. Only in the context of a holistic review of all land use-related regulations can a determination be made regarding which regulations can be eliminated, merged, expanded, consolidated, delegated or otherwise modified to meet the various public goals set forth in statutes and plans. B. Agencies prepare functional plans on different timetables, often using very different formats, demographic projections and public participation procedures.
Some agencies lack functional plans altogether, and rely solely on regulations.
Developing and synchronizing State agency plans, to the degree feasible and consistent with Federal and State legislative or administrative mandates, would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of State investments and programs. C. Agency permit review procedures would reinforce adopted State objectives and help implement the State Plan. Informational meetings would be required with the subject communities and counties, and written reports commenting on the proposed actions would be solicited within specified time periods. A municipality or county would be required to provide a written response justifying its proposed course of action if such action was contrary to the official position of any of the other parties. One option would be to require local governing bodies to gain a supermajority for ordinance adoption if there are unresolved objections by other parties.