Of Kimley-Horn’s 32 unique cases, 23 have concluded — reached a Planning Commission or ZAP decision — and 20 of those ended in approval at their final hearing: 87.0%.
Postponement is a clock, not a verdict: of the 3 concluded cases postponed at least once, 3 still ended in approval (100.0%). At least 4 of these cases are confirmed adopted as Council ordinances (Council records run only through 2026-04-23, so this is a floor, not a rate).
Unique-case counts here are distinct case numbers. 2 of this record’s hearings also carry a case name but no number — but ~0% of those are the same matter as a numbered case already counted above, so the true unique-case count is a narrow range: 32 numbered, up to ~34 including the genuinely un-numbered matters. The case-level approval rate is computed on concluded numbered cases and is unaffected.
Counted once per case, not once per hearing: a case postponed several times before approval would otherwise read as several losses and one win.
| Hearing date | Outcome | District | Agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Postponed | D1 | Ethan Harwell |
| 2026-03-17 | Approved | D2 | Bret Leonard |
| 2026-03-17 | Postponed | D1 | Ethan Harwell |
At the hearing level every appearance counts, so a case postponed N times adds N postponements and one decision. Hearing-level approval-of-decided is 65.1% (vs the field’s 46.1%) and postponement is 27.9% — both far from the case-level figure above, for exactly that reason. Two stages, two denominators: these are commission-stage outcomes (approve vs. postpone/deny at the Planning Commission or ZAP hearing), not the City Council vote. Once a Commission-recommended case reaches Council it is approved in the high-90s%, so a low commission-stage approval rate reflects strategic postponement, not defeat.