4-8-090 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS:

A. APPLICABILITY:

A notice of application is not required for actions which are classified as a Type 1 land use procedure under RMC 4-8-080G, and for actions specifically exempted under RMC 4-8-050, Exemptions from State Process Requirements, but is required for all land development permit applications subject to notice requirements.

B. NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION:

1. Within fourteen (14) days of issuing a letter of completeness under RMC 4-8-100C, Letter of Completeness, the City shall issue a notice of development application. The notice shall, at minimum, include the following:

a. Applicant and/or owner name,

b. Project name and City file number,

c. Date of application acceptance,

d. Project location,

e. Project description,

f. A listing of all permits/approvals requested,

g. The date the fourteen (14) day public comment period expires,

h. The following, or equivalent, statements: “In order to receive additional information regarding this particular project, you will need to contact the City’s Development Services Division and request to be made a party of record” and “In order to become a party of record or to obtain further information regarding this project, please contact the City of Renton Development Services Division at 1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055, (425) 235-2550”, (Ord. 4587, 3-18-1996, Amd. Ord. 4722, 5-11-1998)

i. The date, time, and place of a public hearing if one has been scheduled. (Ord. 4507, 3-18-1996)

2. Three (3) notices of development application shall be posted on or near the subject property and mailed to property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the boundaries of the subject property.

C. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS:

The Development Services Division shall notify all parties of record, the project proponent and affected government agencies of any administrative decision subject to notice. Notification must be made by mail; however, the Development Services Division may also elect to post the notices of administrative decision at or near the project site. The notice shall include:

1. A description of the decision(s), including any conditions of approval.

2. A statement explaining where further information may be obtained.

3. Any threshold environmental determination issued for the project. If an application subject to an administrative approval requires an environmental threshold determination, the notice of administrative approval shall include the threshold determination and its appeal process.

4. The decision and a statement that the decision will be final unless an appeal to the Hearing Examiner is filed with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision.

D. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:

Notice of a public hearing for all development applications subject to notification requirements and all open record appeals shall be given as follows:

1. Time of Notices: Except as otherwise required, public notification of meetings, hearings, and pending actions shall be made by:

a. Publication at least ten (10) days before the date of a public meeting, hearing, or pending action in the official newspaper if one has been designated or a newspaper of general circulation in the City,

b. Mailing at least ten (10) days before the date of a public meeting, hearing, or pending action to all parties of record, the project proponent and affected government agencies, and

c. Posting of three (3) notices at least ten (10) days before the meeting, hearing, or pending action at or near the project site.

2. Content of Notice: The public notice shall include a general description of the proposed project, the action to be taken, a nonlegal description of the property or a vicinity map or sketch, the time, date and place of the public hearing, where further information may be obtained, and the following, or equivalent, statement: “If the hearing on a pending action cannot be completed on the date set in the public notice, the meeting or hearing may be continued to a date certain and no further notice under this Section is required”.

E. NOTICE OF HEARING EXAMINER DECISION:

Notice of Hearing Examiner decisions subject to notice requirements shall be made by the Hearing Examiner’s office to all parties of record, the project proponent, and Development Services Division, and affected government agencies. Notification shall be made by mail and must include:

1. A description of the decision(s), including any conditional approval.

2. A statement explaining where further information may be obtained.

3. Any threshold environmental determination issued and its appeal process.

4. The decision date and a statement that the decision will be final unless an appeal to the City Council is filed with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision.

F. NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL DECISION:

Notice of City Council decisions subject to notice requirements shall be made by the City Clerk’s office to all parties or record, the project proponent, the Development Services Division, and affected government agencies. Notification shall be made by mail and must include:

1. A description of the decision(s), including any conditions of approval.

2. A statement explaining where further information may be obtained.

3. Any threshold environmental determination issued and its appeal process.

4. The decision date and a statement that the decision will be final unless the appropriate land use appeal, writ of review or appeal from the decision of the City Council is filed with the Superior Court within fourteen (14) days of the date of the decision. (Ord. 4587, 3-18-1996)

G. FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE:

Failure to receive such mailed notification as may be required in subsections A to F of this Section shall have no effect upon the proposed action or application. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005)