Chapter 17.30
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Sections:
17.30.020 Notice of land use actions by publication.
17.30.030 Notice by mail or delivery.
17.30.040 Request for notification.
17.30.050 Failure to receive notice.
17.30.060 Hearing continuation.
17.30.010 Purpose.
To establish the procedures for public notice and public hearings on land use projects/ actions when required. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)
17.30.020 Notice of land use actions by publication.
A. When a provision of this title or state law requires notice of a public hearing of a land use action to be given, notice shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the Lakeport area at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing.
B. All notices required pursuant to this section shall provide the date, time, and place of the public hearing, the identity of the public body conducting the hearing, a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a general description in text or in diagram of the location of the property that is the subject of the hearing.
C. In addition to the notice required by this section, notice of the hearing may be given in any other manner deemed necessary by the community development department. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)
17.30.030 Notice by mail or delivery.
A. When a provision of this title or state law requires a notice of a public hearing of a land use action to be given, notice shall be given in all of the following ways:
1. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing date to the owner of the subject property, the authorized agent, and to the project applicant.
2. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property within three hundred feet of the real property which is the subject of the hearing. The names and addresses of the owners of all real property shall be obtained from the latest county of lake assessment.
3. If the number of property owners to whom notice is to be mailed pursuant to this section is greater than one thousand, in lieu of mailed or delivered notice, notice may be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the Lakeport area at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing.
B. If the notice is mailed or delivered pursuant to subsection A of this section, the notice must also either be:
1. Published one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the Lakeport area at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing; or
2. Posted at least ten calendar days prior to the hearing in at least three public places within the city, including one public place in the area directly affected by the proceedings.
C. All notices provided pursuant to this section shall include the information as specified in Section 17.30.020(B). (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)
17.30.040 Request for notification.
Any person who has filed a written request for notice with the city clerk or the community development department shall receive notice in accordance with Section 17.30.030. The city may charge a fee which is reasonably related to the cost of providing this service, and the request for such notice shall be annually renewed. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)
17.30.050 Failure to receive notice.
Notice shall be deemed to have been given when the records of the community development department so indicate that said notice has been mailed or published. The failure of any person or entity to receive notice given pursuant to this section shall not constitute grounds to invalidate the actions of the city. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)
17.30.060 Hearing continuation.
Any public hearing conducted under this section may be continued from time to time at the request of the city or the applicant or as may be necessary for other reasons. (Ord. 796 Att. A(part), 1999)