(A) The tentative parcel map shall be reviewed by the Planning Department for compliance to all applicable city ordinances and the State Subdivision Map Act. Upon completion of the review and upon receipt of a valid application for the tentative parcel map, the Planning Department shall set the matter for public hearing. At least ten calendar days before the public hearing, the Planning Department shall cause notice to be given of the time, date, and place of the hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered and a general description of the area affected, and the street address, if any, of the property involved.
(B) The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the city.
(C) In addition to notice by publication, the city shall give notice of the hearing by mail or delivery to all persons, including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities, shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within 300 feet of the property which is the subject of the proposed change.
(D) In the event that the proposed change has been requested by a person other than the property owner as such property owner is shown on the last equalized assessment roll, the city shall also give mailed notice to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
(E) In addition, notice shall be given by first class mail to any person who has filed a written request with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the calendar year and shall apply for the balance of such calendar year. The city may impose a reasonable fee on persons requesting such notice for the purpose of recovering the cost of such mailing.
(F) Substantial compliance with these provisions therewith to notice shall be sufficient, and a technical failure to comply shall not affect the validity of any action taken pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subchapter.
(G) The Planning Director, at his or her discretion, may require that the public hearing be held by the Planning Commission when the proposed development arouses extraordinary public concern. The hearing and action shall be in accordance with § 10-402.6 of this chapter.
('61 Code, § 10-2.501.5) (Ord. 252 C.S., passed 8-3-81)