(a) General Provisions
When notice is required by provisions of this chapter, it shall be given in accordance with this section. Compliance with the procedures set forth in this chapter shall constitute a good faith effort to provide notice, and the failure of any owner or occupant to receive notice shall not prevent the city from proceeding with the hearing or from taking any action or affect the validity of any action. Typographical and/or publishing errors shall not invalidate the notice or any city action if the error is not prejudicial.
(b) Content of Notice
As used in this chapter, "notice" means a notice that includes, but is not limited to: a general description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property that is the subject of an application; a general explanation of the nature of the application; a brief description of the tentative decision by the director and how to request a hearing, if applicable; and the date, time, and place of a public hearing, if applicable.
(c) Notice by Publication
When notice by publication is required, the publication shall be in a local newspaper of general circulation.
(d) Notice by Mail
When notice by mail is required, the notice shall be mailed to owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment rolls or such other interim record as may be provided by the county assessor. When mailing notice to occupants, using the addresses listed in the city's Geographic Information System (GIS) constitutes a good faith effort to provide such notice. When notice by mail to adjacent property owners and residents is required, "adjacent properties" means those properties sharing a common boundary with the subject property, the property or properties located directly across the street, and the next properties located diagonally across the street from the subject property.
(e) Notice by Electronic Mail (E-mail)
When notice by e-mail is required, notice shall be sent to the e-mail addresses of those persons requesting such notice. The director shall establish, by administrative policy, when and how such notice will be given. Multiple e-mail notices may be consolidated and sent in the form of an e-mail newsletter, if the director chooses.
(f) Notice by Posting in a Public Place
When notice by posting in a public place is required, notice shall be posted in one or more locations accessible to the public, which may include posting on the city’s website. The director shall determine the location or locations for posting.
(g) Notice by Posting at the Site
When notice by site posting is required, notice shall be posted in one or more prominent places at the subject site.
(h) Additional Notice
They director may provide, but is not required to provide, additional notice of hearings and other actions on applications by posting in a public place, by site posting, or through any other means the director chooses. Notice given under this subsection is in addition to, and may not be substituted for, notice required under other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 5432 § 16 (part), 2018: Ord. 4869 § 40, 2005: Ord. 4826 § 118 (Exh. 3 (part)), 2004)