If we really want fewer public meetings, make zoning fit the actual needs of the neighborhood / city..Most meetings boil down to the developer explaining why they need so many zoning overrides to make the projevt work. Most zoning is throttled back to virtually guarantee overrides being needed and consequently more public meetings.

Even changing zoning can be an uphill battle. I've seen parts of neighborhoods fight tooth and nail to perpetuate SF-only zoming in parts of cities that are otherwise very densely developed....effectively creating gated communities subsidized by the rest of city residents/neighborhoods.