Applicant, staff, public comment, and deliberation

Free Zoning Hearing Timer

Use a zoning hearing timer for staff reports, applicant presentations, neighbor comments, questions, rebuttal windows, and deliberation. Create an XTimer room when planners, clerks, chairs, and room displays need shared timing.

Built for this job

Chairs can keep applicant, staff, public, and deliberation windows visible.

Speakers can see timing without interrupting testimony.

XTimer rooms support shared zoning hearing timers across planning staff and room displays.

Current agenda item

Staff report

1/6

15:00

Next

Applicant presentation

Total time

1:30:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Zoning hearing

90 min

Segments

6

First

15:00

Total

1:30:00

A 90-minute zoning hearing timer with staff report, applicant presentation, questions, public comment, rebuttal, and deliberation.

Applicant presentation

15 min

Total

15 min

A 15-minute timer for zoning applicant presentations.

Neighbor comment

3 min

Total

3 min

A 3-minute public comment timer for zoning hearings.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Follow official zoning hearing rules and legal procedures for speaker limits.

Keep rebuttal time separate from public comment so the process is clear.

Use visible timing for both applicant presentations and neighbor comments.

Use an XTimer room when a clerk controls timing and public displays need the same countdown.

Frequently asked questions

What is a zoning hearing timer?

A zoning hearing timer structures staff reports, applicant presentations, neighbor comments, questions, rebuttal windows, and deliberation.

Can this be used by planning commissions?

Yes. Use it as a timing aid while following official planning commission or zoning board procedures.

Can speakers see the timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when clerks, chairs, speakers, and public displays need the same visible timer.