19.56 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES

All proposals requiring a public hearing by the Planning Commission/City Council shall be set by the City Clerk.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.010; Ord. No. 1449, § 4(Att. A), 2-11-2025)

Applications requiring a public hearing shall contain specific information and be distributed as in the manner prescribed below:

(1)

Notification process. Notice shall be provided in all of the following ways:

a.

Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to the owner of the subject real property or the owner's duly authorized agent, and to the project applicant.

b.

Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools, or other residential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected.

c.

Notice of the hearing shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within 300 feet of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. In lieu of utilizing the assessment roll, the local agency may utilize records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered pursuant to this subsection or subsection (1)a of this section is greater than 1,000, the city, in lieu of mailed or delivered notice, may provide notice at

least ten days prior to the hearing by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the city.

d.

If the notice is mailed or delivered pursuant to subsection (1)c of this section, the notice shall also either be:

1.

Published at least ten days prior to the hearing pursuant to section 6061 of the California Government Code in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the city.

2.

Posted at least ten days prior to the hearing in at least three public places within the boundaries of the city, including one public place in the area directly affected by the applicant.

e.

In addition to the notice procedures listed above, the city may provide notice of the public hearing in any manner it deems necessary to desirable.

(2)

Contents of notification. The contents of the public hearing notice shall include all of the following:

a.

A title stating "Notice of Proposed ___________" (with the blank space containing the title of the hearing).

b.

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

c.

The identity of the hearing body.

d.

A general explanation of the matter to be considered.

e.

A general description, in text or as a diagram, of the location of the property to be considered.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.020)

(a)

Upon the filing of an application for public hearing, the director of planning and community development shall provide public notice of the intent to consider the application, as provided in section 19.56.020.

(b)

A public hearing shall be scheduled consistent with the time provisions contained in section 19.56.040 and other applicable requirements, including the California Environmental Quality Act.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.030)

Not more than 40 calendar days following the termination of the proceedings of the public hearing, the Planning Commission and/or City Council shall announce its findings by formal resolution or ordinance.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.040; Ord. No. 1449, § 4(Att. A), 2-11-2025)

If, for any reason, testimony on any case set for public hearing cannot be completed on the date set for the hearing, the person presiding at the public hearing may, before adjournment or recess thereof, publicly announce the time and place at which the hearing will be continued. No further notice is required.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.050)

A summary of all pertinent testimony offered at public hearings held in connection with an application filed pursuant to this title and the names of persons testifying shall be recorded and made a part of the permanent files of the case.

(Code 1972, § 19.56.060)

CHAPTER 19.57. - DENSITY BONUSES

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1449, § 4(Att. A), adopted Feb. 11, 2025, amended ch. 19.57 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former ch. 19.57, §§ 19.57.010—19.57.070, pertained to density bonuses and other incentives for low income and senior housing, and derived from Code 1972, §§ 19.57.010—19.57.070.