Chapter 17.10
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Sections:
17.10.010 Notice requirements for adopting or amending the zoning ordinance.
17.10.020 Notice requirements for permits.
17.10.030 Failure to receive notice.
17.10.040 Notification of more than one thousand property owners.
17.10.050 Notification of public agencies.
17.10.010 Notice requirements for adopting or amending the zoning ordinance.
Prior to the planning commission or city council hearing on an amendment to or adoption of the ordinance, a notice of the public hearing shall be published one time, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction of the city at least ten days prior to the hearing. The notice shall include the information specified in Section 17.10.020. If the proposed amendment or adoption of the ordinance affects the uses of real property, notice shall be given pursuant to Section 17.10.020. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.10.020 Notice requirements for permits.
Prior to a hearing on a permit for which a public hearing is required, a single notice of hearing shall be given not less, than ten days prior to such hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation which is distributed in or near, the general area of the property which is affected by the proposed use or variance and by written notice of the hearing mailed or delivered not less than ten days prior to such hearing to the owner of the subject property or the owner’s authorized agent, to the project applicant and to owners of surrounding properties as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
If there is no such newspaper of general circulation, the notice shall be posted at least ten days prior to the hearing in at least three public places within the city.
The newspaper publication and the mailed notices shall include information regarding the date, time and place of the public hearing, the planning body or officer who will consider the permit application and, a general description in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. Surrounding properties shall be defined as those properties that fall within the outer property boundary of the proposed use, variance, zoning or development as follows:
A. If the subject property is twenty acres or less, notices shall be given to all properties within three hundred feet of the property line.
B. If the subject property is more than twenty acres, notice shall be given to all properties within seven hundred feet of the property line. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.10.030 Failure to receive notice.
Failure of any person or entity to receive a notice given pursuant to Section 17.10.020 shall not invalidate any proceedings for amendment to this title, nor any permits authorized by this title. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.10.040 Notification of more than one thousand property owners.
If the number of property owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered pursuant to Section 17.10.020, is greater than one thousand, the city planner may provide notice by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation, distributed in or near the general area of the property which is affected by the proposed use or variance, at least ten days prior to the hearing. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).
17.10.050 Notification of public agencies.
In addition to providing written and/or published notice to affected property owners, a notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools or other essential facilities or services whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected. (Ord. 90-02 §2(part), 1990).