21-6-2.5: PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS:

Public notification required under this chapter, shall be subject to the following requirements, unless as may be otherwise specified in this Code or as set forth in Arizona Revised Statutes. Any changes to Arizona law notice requirements shall have control over this provision in the manner of providing notice.

   A.   Summary Of Notice Requirements: Table 6.2-1 of this subsection summarizes the notice requirements of the procedures in this chapter.

   TABLE 6.2-1

   SUMMARY OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Application Type	Section	Type Of Notification Required
		Published	Mailed	Posted	Neighborhood Meeting
Major General Plan amendment	21-6-4	Per Arizona Revised Statutes section 9-461.06
Minor General Plan amendment	21-6-4
Amendment to Zoning Code text	21-6-5	Per section 21-6-5.3 of this article
Amendment to Zoning Map	21-6-6
Conditional use permit	21-6-7
Temporary use permit	21-6-8	None
Variance	21-6-9				(Optional)
Sign permit, Comprehensive Sign Plan	21-6-10	None
Master Sign Program	21-6-10
Site plan review	21-6-11	None
Site plan review - if referred to Planning and Zoning Commission	21-6-11
Annexation	21-6-12

 

   B.   Content Of Public Notice: All required notifications as specified in subsection A, table 6.2-1 of this section shall include: the date, time, and place of the hearing; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; a general description of the area affected; and indicate where additional information on the matter may be obtained. If the matter to be considered applies to territory in a high noise or accident potential zone as defined in Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-8461, the notice shall include a general statement that the matter applies to property located in the high noise or accident potential zone.

   C.   Specific Notice Requirements: Notice as specified in subsection A, table 6.2-1 of this section, shall be provided as follows:

      1.   Published Notice: A public hearing display ad 1 shall be placed by the City, at least once in a local newspaper of general circulation within the City. The advertisement shall be published at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the public hearing.

      2.   Mailed Notice: A notice of public hearing shall be sent by the City, via U.S. first class mail, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the public hearing. The applicant shall be responsible for providing the City with mailing labels containing the names and addresses of:

         a.   The applicant or representative and owners of the subject property;

         b.   All real property owners, as shown on the latest Pinal County assessment records, within three hundred feet (300') of the outer boundary of the subject property. This notification area may be expanded if other policy adopted by the City Council requires notification within a larger area or the Zoning Administrator determines the potential impact of the project extends beyond the required notification boundary;

         c.   Residents, registered neighborhoods, and homeowner associations that may be impacted as a result of the application, and other neighborhood entities identified by the City;

         d.   Interested parties which have requested that they be placed on a contact list for this application;

         e.   Interested parties that have been identified by the City;

         f.   If the proposed project involves land that abuts other municipalities or unincorporated areas of Pinal County or a combination thereof, notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the planning agency of the adjacent governmental unit.

         g.   If the proposed project involves land that is located within the territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility as defined in Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-8461, notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the military airport.

      3.   Posted Notice: A notice of public hearing shall be posted by the applicant on the lot, parcel, or tract of land that is the subject of the application. A minimum of one posting shall be placed in a manner that is clearly visible from the most heavily traveled public right-of-way adjoining the subject property and shall be placed at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the public hearing. Such notice shall be composed of weatherproof materials and shall be printed so that the following are visible from a distance of one hundred feet (100'): the application type, the application request (i.e., for a Zoning Map amendment display the present zoning district classification and the proposed zoning district classification) and the date, time, and location of the hearing. The City shall update the sign as needed and maintain the sign in good condition throughout the required posting period. The posting shall be removed no later than ten (10) calendar days after the public hearing and final action.

      4.   Neighborhood Meeting: A notice of neighborhood meeting shall be provided as specified in subsection 21-6-2.3E of this section 21-6-2.

      5.   Multiple Notices: When multiple applications are under review for the same project, the responsible noticing body, as specified in this subsection, may simultaneously issue notice for multiple applications.

      6.   Validity Of Notice: The validity of the public hearing proceedings shall not be affected by the failure of any person to receive notice or by the presence of minor defects in the notice. Minor defects in the notice shall be limited to errors in a legal description or typographical or grammatical errors that do not impede communication of the notices' primary intent to inform affected parties of the project and the time, date, and place of a public hearing or meeting. (Ord. 18-880, 7-23-2018)

 

Notes

1	1. Per ARS § 9-462.04.