.010 Proposed Projects. To ensure that residents, businesses and interested persons are aware of proposed development projects for which the City has received an application, the City shall maintain a list of projects on the City's website on a page that shall be accessible from the City's home page. This link shall include the name of and contact information for the City's project planner, a brief description of the project, the project's current status, an anticipated timeline for bringing it to a public hearing if applicable (including all anticipated and scheduled public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council should such hearing(s) be required), and any planned community engagement meetings.
.020 Community Engagement Process. When any City department is initiating a park redevelopment project or other project that requires the acquisition of property and the demolition of a habitable structure a Community Engagement Process shall be initiated, to include, at a minimum:
1. Early Notification Process. During the early notification process, information shall be posted on the City's website, emails shall be sent to those who subscribe to receive alerts, mailers shall be sent out in accordance with the City's standard noticing policy, and notices shall be provided to the Mayor and City Council.
2. Community Meetings. At least two (2) community meetings shall be held during staff's development process for such projects. During the community meeting phase, information shall be posted on the city's website, emails shall be sent to those who subscribe to receive alerts, and mailers shall be sent out to the neighborhoods surrounding the project in accordance with the City's standard noticing policy.
.030 Signage at Project Site. Any large-scale development project in the City shall have a project information sign notifying the public of the proposed project that is placed in a location that, to the extent practical, maximizes its visibility to pedestrians and motorists passing by the proposed project site. The project information sign shall: (1) be installed by the project applicant within sixty (60) days of filing of a development application, other than an application for conceptual development review, with the Planning and Building Department; and (2) comply with the criteria specified in the project information sign handout on file in the Planning and Building Department. The Planning and Building Director shall determine what constitutes a large-scale development project for purposes of this section; however, this term shall, at a minimum, include projects involving a General Plan Amendment, a zoning reclassification intended to facilitate a change in land use, a residential development containing more than ten (10) units, a hotel project containing more than fifty (50) new rooms, or a commercial or industrial development containing more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of new building area located immediately adjacent to an existing residential use or other potentially sensitive land use, as determined by the Planning and Building Director. (Ord. 6417 § 1 (part); August 15, 2017.)