20.07.010 Required Public Notice:
A. City Notice of Development Application – Issuance and Contents. The City Zoning Administrator shall provide a notice of development application to the public and the departments and agencies with jurisdiction as provided in this section. If the responsible official has made a determination of significance under Chapter 43.21C RCW concurrently with the notice of development application, the notice of development application shall be combined with the determination of significance and scoping notice. Nothing in this section prevents a determination of significance and scoping notice from being issued prior to the notice of development application. The notice shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. The name of the applicant.
2. The date of application.
3. The date of the notice of completeness.
4. The date of the notice of development application.
5. The location of the project, including legal description and common address or location.
6. A project description.
7. A list of the project permits included in the application and, if applicable, a list of any studies requested under RCW 36.70B.070 or 36.70B.090.
8. A list of any other requested approvals, actions, and/or required studies and the identification of other permits not included in the application, to the extent known by the City.
9. A public comment period not less than fourteen (14) days nor more than thirty (30) days following the date of notice of application, and statements of the right of any person to comment on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights.
10. Identification of existing environmental documents and the location where such documents can be reviewed.
11. A City staff contact person and phone number.
12. A statement of the preliminary determination, if one has been made at the time of notice, of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation and of consistency as provided in Chapter 20.08.
13. Any other information determined appropriate by the City, such as the City’s threshold determination, if complete at the time of issuance of the notice of application.
B. Time Frame for Issuance of Notice of Application.
1. The City shall issue a notice of development application within fourteen (14) days of issuing a notice of completeness under Chapter 20.05.
2. If any open record predecision hearing is required for the requested development permit(s), the notice of development application shall be provided at least fifteen (15) days prior to the open record hearing.
C. Mailing Notice. The notice of development application shall be mailed to all property owners as shown on the records of the County Assessor and to all street addresses of properties within five hundred feet (500'), not including street rights-of-way, of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of the meeting or pending action. The area of notification may be expanded as determined by the Community Development Director.
D. Published Notice. The notice of development application shall be published once in the City’s official newspaper of general circulation in the general area where the proposal is located.
E. Posting. Posting of property for site specific developments shall consist of one (1) or more notice boards as follows:
1. A single notice board shall be placed by the applicant:
a. At the midpoint of the site street frontage or as otherwise directed by the City for maximum visibility;
b. Five feet (5') inside the property line, except when the board is structurally attached to an existing building; provided, that no notice board shall be placed more than five feet (5') from the street property without approval of the City;
c. So that the top of the notice board is between seven feet (7') to nine feet (9') above grade; and
d. Where it is completely visible to pedestrians.
2. Additional notice boards may be required when:
a. The site does not abut a public road;
b. A large site abuts more than one (1) public road;
c. The City determines that additional notice boards are necessary to provide adequate public notice.
3. Notice boards shall be:
a. Maintained in good condition by the applicant during the notice period;
b. In place at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the hearing, or at least fifteen (15) days prior to the end of any required comment period;
c. Removed within fifteen (15) days after the end of the notice period.
4. Removal of the notice board prior to the end of the notice period may be cause for discontinuance of the City review until the notice board is replaced and remains in place for the specified time period.
5. An affidavit of posting shall be submitted to the City by the applicant prior to the hearing or final comment date. If the affidavits are not filed as required, any scheduled hearing or date by which the public may comment on the application will be postponed in order to allow compliance with this notice requirement. Any time required to ensure compliance with this requirement shall be excepted from the one hundred twenty (120) days pursuant to Section 20.09.090.
6. Notice boards shall be constructed and installed in accordance with specifications promulgated by the City.
F. Categorically Exempt Projects. A notice of application shall not be required for development applications that are categorically exempt under Chapter 43.21C RCW, unless a public comment period or an open record predecision hearing is required. (Ord. 3025, 5/23/23; Ord. 2105, 12/23/02)