Chapter 24A.15
NOTICING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Sections:

24A.15.010    Periodic updates.

24A.15.020    Annual amendments.

24A.15.030    Notice for public hearings.

24A.15.010 Periodic updates.

(1) To provide for the opportunity of citizens, interested parties and reviewing agencies to suggest and make comments on proposed Comprehensive Plan and development regulation amendments, the director of community development shall ensure the broad dissemination of information regarding the periodic update using the City website, newspaper of record, and at least one of the following methods:

(a) A general mailing to interested parties;

(b) Posting of signs or flyers;

(c) Posting of notice boards;

(d) Press releases to the local media;

(e) Notifying public or private groups with known interest in a certain proposal or in the type of proposal being considered;

(f) Placing notices in appropriate regional, neighborhood, ethnic, or trade journals;

(g) Publishing notice in agency newsletters or sending notice to agency mailing lists, including general lists or lists for specific proposals or subject areas;

(h) Posting on social media; and

(i) City email notifications. (Ord. O2019-483 § 2 (Att. A))

24A.15.020 Annual amendments.

(1) Summaries of the proposed annual amendments will be posted on the City’s website with instructions on how to submit comments.

(2) The opportunity for the public to provide comment on the proposed amendments will be shared by the City on social media.

(3) The director of community development shall outline the noticing procedures for site-specific land use map amendments on the site-specific land use map amendment proposal application form, which shall include one or more of the methods listed in SMC 24A.15.010(1).

(4) The City will provide the Washington Department of Commerce with a notice of the intent to adopt and will transmit a complete and accurate copy of the adopted amendments in accordance with RCW 36.70A.106 and WAC 197-11-230. (Ord. O2019-483 § 2 (Att. A))

24A.15.030 Notice for public hearings.

(1) Public hearings held by the planning commission and the City council under this title shall be noticed as follows:

(a) Notice of the time, place and purpose of a public hearing shall be posted on the City’s website and in the newspaper of record and shared via City email notifications and social media at least 14 days before the hearing.

(b) Comments received prior to the public hearings will be distributed to planning commission and City council prior to their meetings. (Ord. O2019-483 § 2 (Att. A))