A. Included Information: Within fourteen (14) days of issuing a letter of completeness under chapter 5 of this title, the city shall issue a notice of application. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. The name of the applicant.
2. Date of application.
3. Date of the letter of completeness.
4. Date of notice of application.
5. The location of the project, including street address and legal description.
6. A project description.
7. The requested approvals, actions, and/or required approvals, actions or studies.
8. A statement of the public comment period which shall be not less than fourteen (14) days nor more than thirty (30) days following the date of the notice of application, and a statement of the right of any person to comment on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights. Also, a statement that comments on the notice are due by five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on the last day of the comment period, or, on the first working day following the last day if the last day falls on a weekend or holiday.
9. Identification and location of existing environmental documents and the location where the application and any studies can be reviewed.
10. A city staff contact and phone number.
11. The date, time, and place of a public hearing if one has been scheduled.
12. Preliminary determination, if made, of SEPA threshold and/or development regulations that will be used for project impact mitigation.
13. The identification of other permits not included in the application to the extent known by the local government.
B. Posting; Publication: The notice of development application shall be posted on the subject property and notification shall be published once in a local newspaper for general circulation, and on the City's website.
C. Issuance: The notice of development application shall be issued prior to required notice of a public hearing and is not a substitute for the notice of a public hearing.
D. Exceptions: A notice of application is not required for the following actions, when the referenced actions are categorically exempt from SEPA or environmental review has been completed:
1. Application for building permits;
2. Application for lot line adjustments;
3. Application for administrative approvals; and
4. Application for architectural design review. (Ord. 778, 10-30-2003, eff. 11-11-2003; amd. Ord. 886, 9-8-2010; Ord. 2021-1079, 6-30-2021; Ord. 2024-1136, 12-11-2024)
A. Type 1 administrative approvals do not require notice.
B. Notice of type 2 administrative approvals shall be made as follows:
1. Notification Of Preliminary Approval: The administrator shall notify the adjacent property owners of his or her intent to grant approval at least fourteen (14) days prior to the effective date of the approval. Notification shall be made by mail and posted on the city's website. The notice shall include:
a. A description of the preliminary approval granted, including any conditions of approval.
b. A place where further information may be obtained.
c. A statement that final approval will be granted unless an appeal requesting a public hearing is filed with the city clerk within fifteen (15) days of the date of the notice. (Ord. 778, 10-30-2003, eff. 11-11-2003; amd. Ord. 2021-1074, 3-10-2021; Ord. 2021-1079, 6-30-2021; Ord. 2024-1136, 12-11-2024)
Notice of a public hearing for all project permit applications that require a hearing and all open record appeals shall be given as follows:
A. Time Of Notices: Except as otherwise required, public notification of meetings, hearings, and pending actions under this title and titles 12 and 13 of this code shall be made by:
1. Publication at least ten (10) days before the date of a public meeting, hearing, or pending action in the official newspaper if one has been designated or a newspaper of general circulation in the city;
2. Mailing at least ten (10) days before the date of a public meeting, hearing, or pending action to all property owners as shown on the records of the county assessor and to all street addresses of properties within five hundred feet (500'), not including street rights of way, of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of the meeting or pending action. Addressed labels and prestamped envelopes shall be provided by the applicant; and
3. Posting at least ten (10) days before the meeting, hearing, or pending action at city hall; on the City's website; other public posting places; and at least one notice on the subject property.
B. Content Of Notice: The public notice shall include a general description of the proposed project, action to be taken, a nonlegal description of the property or a vicinity map or sketch, the time, date and place of the public hearing, and details for where further information may be obtained.
C. Continuations: If for any reason, a meeting or hearing on a pending action cannot be completed on the date set in the public notice, the meeting or hearing may be continued to a date certain and no further notice under this section is required.
D. Shoreline Master Program Permits: Notice for SMP permits shall be given as provided by title 11, chapter 6 of this code in accordance with Revised Code Of Washington 90.58. (Ord. 778, 10-30-2003, eff. 11-11-2003; amd. Ord. 887, 9-8-2010; Ord. 2021-1079, 6-30-2021; Ord. 2024-1136, 12-11-2024)
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