Chapter 21.86 — NOTICES AND HEARINGS

The following procedures shall govern the notice and public hearing, where required, for consideration of a land use or development permit or action. Public hearings shall be required for all quasi-judicial permits and legislative actions identified herein. The hearing(s) shall be held before the designated approving authority pursuant to Section 21.82.020.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

(a) Not less than ten days before the scheduled date of a hearing, public notice shall be given of such hearing in the manner listed below. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of hearing; identify the hearing body; provide a general explanation of the matter to be considered; and provide a general description of the real property (text or diagram), if any, which is the subject of the hearing.

(b) Notice of the public hearings shall be provided as required by law.

(c) Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the owners of property within a radius of three hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the property involved in the application, using for this purpose that last known name and address of such owners as shown upon the current tax assessors records. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered is greater than one thousand, notice may be given by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in the newspaper of general circulation in the city in lieu of the aboverequired mailed or delivered notice.

(d) Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the owner of the subject real property or the owner's authorized agent, and to each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools, or other essential facilities or services to the proposed project.

(Ord. 624 § 11, 2008; Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

Any person who requests inclusion on a mailing list for notice of hearing for a development project or projects shall submit such request in writing to the city clerk. The city may impose a reasonable fee for the purpose of recovering the cost of such notification.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65093, failure of any person or entity to receive notice required by law of any hearing as required by this title shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of a designated approving authority for which the notice was given.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).

21.86.050 Hearing procedure .

(a) Hearings as provided for in this chapter shall be held at the date, time, and place for which notice has been given as required in this chapter. The designated approving authority shall conduct the public hearing and hear testimony.

(b) The summary minutes shall be prepared and made part of the permanent file of the case.

(c) Any hearing may be continued, and no further public notice shall be required unless the hearing is not continued to a specific date/time, in which instance the hearing shall be re-noticed.

(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).