26.10.410 Methods of public notice.
(1) Type II Permits – Limited Public Notice. A notice of development application for a Type II permit shall be sent by mail by the Administrator. The applicant is responsible for mailing costs of said notice and shall obtain the official list of names and addresses from the County Assessor’s office. If the applicant/owner of the proposed project permit owns contiguous property to the project, notice shall apply to the boundaries of such contiguous parcels. Public notice shall be mailed to the property owner(s), applicant(s), authorized agents, and also to all owners of adjacent properties that abut the subject property or properties under contiguous ownership of the owner/applicant of the subject permit within 14 days of issuing a determination of completeness for processing. For the purposes of this section, properties separated by public right-of-way are considered to be adjacent properties.
(2) Type III Permits – Full Public Notice. A notice of development applications for a Type III permit shall be sent by mail by the Administrator not less than 15 days prior to the open record public hearing. The applicant is responsible for mailing costs of said notice and shall obtain the official list of names and addresses from the County Assessor’s office. If the applicant/owner of the proposed project permit owns contiguous property to the project, notice shall apply to the boundaries of such contiguous parcels. Public notice is mailed to the property owner(s), applicant(s), authorized agent(s), and also to all owners of adjacent properties as follows:
(a) The owners of property within 300 feet of the boundary of the subject property (or from the boundary of properties also owned by the owner/applicant which are contiguous to the development) if it is identified as being within an urban growth area by the Comprehensive Plan, CCC Title 31.
(b) The owners of property within 600 feet of the boundary of the subject property (or from the boundary of properties also owned by the owner/applicant which are contiguous to the development) if it is identified as being a rural designation by the Comprehensive Plan, CCC Title 31.
(c) The owners of property within 1,000 feet of the boundary of the subject property (or from the boundary of properties also owned by the owner/applicant which are contiguous to the development) if it is identified as commercial forest, commercial forest/mixed use, or agricultural overlay by the Comprehensive Plan, CCC Title 31.
(3) Posting Property. A notice of development application for Type II and III permits, in the form of a sign and written notice provided by the County, shall be posted on the subject property not more than 10 days after notification that the application is deemed complete for processing nor less than 15 days prior to the date of a hearing, if applicable. An affidavit of posting shall be submitted by the applicant for the record. The notice shall remain on the property throughout the duration of the application review period and shall be replaced immediately upon knowledge of its removal. Failure to provide public notice due to unauthorized removal of duly posted signs beyond the control of the applicant shall not invalidate any proceedings required in this chapter. The sign shall be placed in the most visible area possible along a public right-of-way; if no public right-of-way is adjacent to the subject property, the sign shall be placed along an ingress/egress easement or another area as determined by the Administrator.
(4) Failure to send notice by mail to any such property owner where the address of said owner is not a matter of public record or because the ownership is not of public record shall not invalidate any proceedings required in this chapter. Documents of record with the County Assessor’s office shall be controlling as to the status of legal ownership.
(5) When public hearings are required for those project permits subject to this chapter for Type III permits, notice of public hearing shall be combined with notice of application where feasible. Should a conflict on public notice proceedings occur, the procedures adopted in this chapter shall apply.
(6) Publishing a public notice. When required, a notice of public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least once, not less than 15 days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(7) Summary Notice of Administrative Permit Decisions. On the day a decision on a Type I or Type II permit is issued, the Administrator shall prepare and post a notification report of the decision. The report shall include the name(s) of the applicant(s), the address or location of the subject property, a brief description of the subject proposal, and the decision. The notice shall be posted in a public location at the office of the Department of Community Development and be available during normal business hours in such location for the duration of the 14-day appeal period required under CCC 26.10.610(4). The Planning Division is also authorized and directed to provide additional notification methods where practicable.