Solano County Zoning Code § 28.04 Public Notice Requirements

When a public hearing is required by this chapter, public notice shall be given as provided by this section. Failure to receive notice shall not invalidate the permit or decision.

• A. Content of notice . Notice of a public hearing shall include: the date, time and place of the hearing; the name of the hearing body; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; a general description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property that is the subject of the hearing; and indicate whether a negative declaration or an environmental impact report has been prepared and will be considered for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.

• B. Method of notice distribution . Notice of a public hearing required by this chapter, as required by Government Code Sections 65090 and 65091, shall be given as follows:

  1. Notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 15 days before the hearing; and

  2. Notice shall be mailed or delivered at least 15 days before the hearing to:

  • a. The owner(s) of the property being considered, the owner’s agent, and the applicant.

  • b. Each local agency expected to provide water, sewage, streets, roads, schools, or other essential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide such facilities and services may be significantly affected.

  • c. All owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within 500 feet of the property that is the subject of the hearing, unless otherwise required in subsection (B)(2)(d) of this section.

  • d. All owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within onehalf mile of the property that is the subject of the hearing if the property is located in any A or R-R district.

  • e. All persons and organizations requesting notice of the public hearing.

  3. If the number of property owners to whom notice would be mailed as provided by subsections (B)(2)(a) and (B)(2)(c) of this section is more than 1,000, the Director of the Department of Resource Management may choose to place a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 15 days before the hearing.

• C. Additional notice . In addition to the notice required by this section, any other notice or form of distribution may be provided as may be determined necessary or desirable. Planning commission or zoning administrator agendas shall be provided to all persons and organizations

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who, within the calendar year, have requested said agendas, in writing, and paid such fee as may be set by the board of supervisors to cover the cost of such mailing.

• D. Scheduling of hearing . After the completion of any environmental documents required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and planning division review or staff report, the matter shall be scheduled for public hearing on the zoning administrator, planning commission, or board of supervisors agenda (as applicable) reserved for such matters. At the discretion of the hearing body, a public hearing may be continued from its scheduled date to a future date as provided by subsection (E) of this section.

• E. Notice of county action when hearing continued . Any noticed public hearing conducted under this chapter may be continued from time to time, but not to exceed 35 days from the date specified in the notice, without new or additional public notice being provided. If a hearing is continued to a date and time which is more than 35 days from the date specified in the notice, or which is not announced when the hearing is continued, the county shall provide notice of the continued hearing in the same manner and within the same time limits as provided in subsections (A), (B) and (C) of this section.

• F. Notice for waivers . To grant a waiver of any requirement authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, notification of intent to grant a waiver shall be sent to owners, as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll, of real property contiguous to that property for which a request for waiver has been received, 10 days in advance of a decision on said request.

(Ord. No. 1840, §2)