Chapter 14.06 PUBLIC NOTICE

Chapter 14.06
PUBLIC NOTICE

Sections:

14.06.010 Required public notice of application.

14.06.030 Notice of open record public hearing.

14.06.010 Required public notice of application.

In addition to the notice of application for Type II, III, and IV project permit applications as described in Chapter 14.03 FMC, the city shall also provide public notice of a project permit application by posting the property.

A. Posting of the property is required for site specific proposals that require a notice of application. The applicant is required to purchase the required notice boards from the city and the city will post the notice boards as follows:

1. A minimum of one notice board is required for each frontage of a property. The notice board shall be placed at the midpoint of the property or as determined by the director. For properties with more than 200 feet of lineal frontage, the director shall determine if an additional notice board(s) is required.

2. Notice boards must be placed approximately five to 10 feet within the property line except when it is determined by the director to be more appropriate to structurally attach the notice to a building or when safety considerations require other placement.

3. The notice board must be erected where it is completely visible to pedestrians and passenger vehicles on adjacent public rights-of-way.

B. Notice boards shall be:

1. Installed by the city;

2. In place at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing if one is required, or at least 15 days prior to the end of the notice period; and

3. Removed by the city within 15 days after the end of the notice period or the hearing date, whichever is later. (Ord. 1227 § 34, 1996).

14.06.020 Other public notice options.

A. The city may elect to distribute the notice of application in the following ways:

1. By publishing the notice in a newspaper of local circulation; and

2. By notifying any citizen groups or agencies that have expressed an interest in project permit applications; or

3. By including the notice in the city newsletter. (Ord. 1912 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1227 § 35, 1996).

14.06.030 Notice of open record public hearing.

A. The contents of published legal notices for open record public hearings for all application types shall include the following:

1. The name of the applicant or the applicant’s representative;

2. A description of the subject property in sufficient description to inform the public of the project location. An assessor’s parcel number alone is not considered sufficient to locate the property;

3. The nature of the proposed use or development and the name of the development if applicable;

4. The date, time, and place of the public hearing;

5. A statement that all interested persons may appear at the hearing and provide testimony and/or submit written comments by a specific date;

6. A statement that all information regarding the project can be examined at City Hall with the telephone number and address of City Hall listed; and

7. That a copy of the staff report will be available at City Hall approximately five days before the public hearing date for review.

B. Public hearing notices shall be mailed by the city to the following persons:

1. All property owners within 300 feet of the subject property. If the applicant owns property abutting the project site, all property owners within 300 feet of the abutting property shall also be notified.

2. Any person who submitted comments on the notice of application.

C. The public hearing notice shall include:

1. All of the information in subsection (A) of this section;

2. A map showing the location and approximate boundaries of the project site, including the street address (if one exists) and a north arrow;

3. Any additional information the director chooses to provide. (Ord. 1912 § 3, 2015; Ord. 1227 § 36, 1996).