32-4.9   Notification.
   The Town shall provide notification of proposed actions on planning applications and/or public hearings to consider taking action on planning applications. Notification to surrounding property owners shall be based on the most recent available Contra Costa County Tax Collector property ownership data, or from other records if they at least as recent or more recent ownership and address information.
   a.   Appealable Action Letter. An appealable action letter shall be mailed directly to the applicant and property owner as listed on the planning application, and shall provide for a 10 day appeal period for the action taken. When public notification is required, the appealable action letter shall also be mailed to all property owners within a 350 foot radius of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of the application. The appealable action letter shall provide a description of the nature of the proposed application, the street address of the property involved or its legal boundary description, and the proposed date and time that the Town's action will be final. Substantial compliance with these provisions for notice is sufficient, and a technical failure to comply shall not affect the validity of any action taken pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.
   b.   Notice of a Public Hearing. Public notification of a public hearing to consider a planning application shall be mailed at least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing to all property owners within a 750 foot radius of the boundaries of the property that is the subject of the application. Notices shall state the time, date and place of the hearing, the general nature of the application, and the street address of the property involved or its legal or boundary description if it has no street address. Substantial compliance with these provisions for notice is sufficient, and a technical failure to comply shall not affect the validity of any action taken pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.
   c.   Design Review Board and Historic Design Review Committee. Posting of the meeting agenda shall serve as public notice for Design Review Board and Historic Design Review Committee meetings.
(Ord. #2015-09, § 1)