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1 2.3 City Code requirements for public notification process for zoni ng and land use "Issues 2 consistent with that of the State. Section 108.01 (B) states: 3 4 Notice of the time andplace ofsuch [public] hearing ff r the Comprehensive 9 1 1 ip 9 0 5 Plan, zoning, or suvaivision regulations] shall be published in the designated 6 legal newspaper no less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the 7 hearing. In the event the hearing involves a particular parcel Qf land, mailed 8 notice shall be iven by the City to the owner and to each of the property oviners 91 9 within three hueta redfifty feet (350) of theoutide boundaries of the parcel and to 10 the State, Counter, and Federal agencies, �f applicable. Failure to mail notice or 11 the failure qf the property owners to receive the notice shall not invalidate the 12 proceedings. 13 14 2.4 In addition to notification of a public hearing as required by ordinance, the Community 15 Development Department also provide's notification of all zoning and land use requests 16 on the City's website as well as posting at pity Hall and requires applicants to place signs 17 on the subject property for site-speciffic processes. 18 19 2.5 In early 2007, the Community Development Department 'Implemented a public hearing 20 notification process at the request of the City Council. This process included the mailing 21 of postcards to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property or to those within 22 a radius of the longest dimension of the subject property, whichever is greater. For 23 example, -if a property Iii. 'is 1,00 0 feet in length, the radius would be 1, feet 24 however if the longest dimension 1s only 300 feet then the 350-foot radius is applied. 25 26 2,6 The Planning Division has determined that the above notification policy/practice may be 27 inconsistent with the intent of the Council. For example, if a controversial business is 28 proposing a change and the longest dimension is 350 feet, additional notification is not 29 required. Conversely, 'if a less controversial business request has the longest dimension 30 of 600 feet,, that property would need to notify people within a 600 foot radius of the 31 property. 32 33 2.7 On October 22, 2007,. the Interim Community Development Director discussed the public 34 hearing notification process with the City CouncH, where it was concluded that increasing 35 the minimum distance from 350 feet to 500 feet through a ZONING TEXT 36 AMENDMENT would achieve the Councils goal of increasing public awareness. 37 38 2.8 The City Planner has reviewed the City Code concluding that the following Sections 39 would require a modification to reflect the longer direct-mailing radius. 40 41 108.01B Procedures for Conducting Certam" Public Hearings — Notice 42 1013.010 Conditional Use Permits — Procedure for Conditional Use Perml 43 1013.02B Variances — Procedure for Van*ances 44 1013.04 Procedure for Vacating Street or Alley, L�IF07-06 I —RCA-0 1140 8. doc Page 2 of 4