Schedule Multiple Hearings of the Same Type

Agency staff can now repeatedly schedule hearings of the same type for a planning application.

When an agency staff schedules a hearing for an application which already has an active hearing, the system now allows to either schedule a new one and cancel the active hearing, or keep the active hearing. So, even though the agency staff can schedule multiple hearings, only one hearing will be active at any given point in time.

In addition, the Planning and Zoning Options page has a new switch to control whether the public users can submit a hearing appeal or not. By default, the 'Allow public users to submit appeal for themselves' switch is turned on.

This example illustrates the the Planning and Zoning agency options page with the 'Allow public users to submit appeal for themselves' switch turned on.

Planning and Zoning Options Page

Planning and Zoning Options Page

Agency staff can schedule multiple hearings of the same type.  Only one active hearing is permitted for the same application at any particular moment.

In addition, a new configuration option is added to allow or prevent public users from submitting a hearing appeal.

Steps to Enable

To enable this feature:

  1. Navigate to Common Setup > Agency > Features tab. Select the Planning and Zoning options link. 
  2.  Under the Decisions and Hearing section, enable the 'Allow public users to submit appeal for themselves' switch.
  3. To set up Decision making bodies navigate to Hearing Setup > Hearing body > Planning Applications > Add.
  4. To set up the appeal hierarchy, select the hearing body that is set as first hearing body.
  5. Click Add an Appeal Body with the relevant sequence number.

Appeal Body

Appeal Body

On the Planning and Zoning Transaction page, Agency staff can schedule multiple hearings of the same type.  Only one active hearing is permitted for the same application at any particular moment.

Tips And Considerations

Agency can update the public users appeal option on the Planning and Zoning Agency Options page, under a new section named "Decisions and Hearing".  By default, the option is turned on allowing public users to submit a hearing appeal.

Key Resources

  • See Using Community Development Planning and Zoning, "Working with Public Hearings", Using the Hearing Scheduler Page on the Oracle Help Center.
  • See Implementing Permitting and Licensing, "Setting Up Agency-Level Options for Planning Applications", Configuring Decisions and Hearing on the Oracle Help Center.