Chapter 20.03
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING

Sections:

20.03.001    Public notice of application.

20.03.002    Additional public hearing notice requirements.

20.03.001 Public notice of application.

A. Issuance. A notice of application shall be issued for all development permits that require SEPA threshold determination and for all Type II permits listed in Table 20.01.004.

1. The notice of application shall be issued within 14 days after the determination of completeness for the development permit application.

2. If an open record pre-decision hearing is required for the development permit(s), the notice of application shall be issued at least 15 calendar days prior to the open record hearing.

B. Contents. The notice of application shall include:

1. The name, address, and phone number of the applicant and/or applicant’s representative;

2. The location and a description of the development project and a list of city and other development permits required, and included, by the application. If applicable, a list of any studies requested by the city, including but not limited to an environmental impact statement, shall be indicated in the notice;

3.  A list of other permits needed for the project not included in the application to the extent known by the city;

4. The date of original application, the date of the notice of completion for the application, and the date of the notice of application (current date);

5. A list of existing environmental documents that evaluate the proposed project;

6. The name, address, and phone number of a local government contact where additional information, including the application, staff report, and/or environmental documents, may be reviewed and/or obtained, if and when available;

7. A preliminary statement indicating the development regulations that will be used to evaluate consistency and require project mitigation;

8. A statement of the 15-calendar-day official public comment period (30 days in the case of shoreline substantial development permits, shoreline conditional use permits, and shoreline variances), including the right of any person to provide written and/or oral comments on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights. The city may accept public comments at any time prior to the closing of the record of an open record predecision hearing, if any, or, if no open record predecision hearing is held, prior to the decision on the project permit;

9. The date, time, place and type of public hearing, if applicable and if scheduled at the date of notice of the application;

10. Any other information determined appropriate by the city, including the city’s threshold SEPA determination, if it is a determination of significance (DS). A DS and scoping notice can be issued prior to the notice of application.

C. Proceedure for Issuance and Publication of Notice of Application. The city shall issue and publish a notice of application as follows:

1. By sending the notice of application to all departments and agencies with jurisdiction;

2. By posting the subject property in one or more locations as conspicuously as possible;

3. By mailing the notice of application to all adjacent property owners. Adjacent property owners are the owners of real property, as shown by the records of the county assessor, located within 300 feet of any portion of the boundary of the proposed development site. If the owner of the real property subject to the development permit application owns another parcel(s) which lies adjacent to the proposed development property, notice shall be given to owners of real property located within 300 feet of any portion of the boundaries of such adjacently located real property. Mailing labels shall be provided by the applicant with a county assessor’s map indexing respective ownerships;

4.  By mailing the notice of application to individuals, organizations and agencies that request notice in writing;

5. By publication of the notice of application in a newspaper of general circulation within the Upper Snoqualmie Valley;

6. By posting the notice of application at official city posting places and on the city’s website;

7. The city may choose to publish and distribute the notice of application by additional mechanisms, including but not limited to those identified in RCW 36.70B.110(4)(c) through (g).

D. Public Comment on Notice of Application. All public comments received on the notice of application must be received in the community and economic development department by 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the 15-day comment period (or 30-day comment period in the case of shoreline substantial development permits, shoreline conditional use permits, or shoreline variances). Comments may be mailed, personally delivered, or sent by email or facsimile. Comments should be as specific as possible.

E. Except for a determination of significance, the city may not issue its threshold determination or issue a decision or recommendation on a development permit(s) until the expiration of the public comment period on the notice of application. (Ord. 1381 § 1(Exh. A (part)), 2010: Ord. 989 § 1 (part), 1996).

20.03.002 Additional public hearing notice requirements.

As indicated in NBMC 20.03.001(B)(9), to the extent possible, the notice of application shall include the public hearing date, if required and scheduled. If not scheduled and indicated in the notice of application, the public hearing must be noticed separately, and:

A. Include the project location, project description, type of permit(s) required, public hearing date, comment period dates, and location where the application can be reviewed;

B. Be issued in the same manner and locations as provided in NBMC 20.03.001(C)(1) through (7);

C. Any published or mailed public hearing notice shall be issued not less than 15 nor more than 30 calendar days prior to the hearing date. (Ord. 1381 § 1(Exh. A (part)), 2010: Ord. 989 § 1 (part), 1996).