When a land use permit, or other matter requires a public hearing, the public shall be provided notice of the hearing in compliance with State law (Government Code Sections 65090, 65091, 65094 and 66451.3, and Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.), and required by this chapter.
A. Contents of Notice. Notice of a public hearing shall include:
1. Hearing Information. The date, time, and place of the hearing and the name of the hearing body; a brief description of the city's general procedure concerning the conduct of hearings and decisions; and the phone number and street address of the department, where an interested person could call or visit to obtain additional information;
2. Project Information. The date of filing of the application and the name of the applicant; the city's file number assigned to the application; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; a general description, in text and/or by diagram, of the location of the property that is the subject of the hearing;
3. Statement on Environmental Document. If a proposed negative declaration or final environmental impact report has been prepared for the project in compliance with the Pismo Beach CEQA Guidelines, the hearing notice shall include a statement that the hearing body will also consider approval of the proposed negative declaration or certification of the final environmental impact report; and
4. Coastal Zone Information. If the proposed development is within the coastal zone, the notice shall also include a statement that the development is within the coastal zone.
B. Method of Notice Distribution. Notice of a public hearing required by this chapter for a land use permit, amendment, or appeal shall be given as follows, as required by State law (Government Code Sections 65090 and 65091).
1. Publication. Notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least ten days before the hearing.
2. Mailing. Notice shall be mailed or delivered at least ten days before the hearing to the following:
a. Owner(s) of Proposed Site. The owner(s) of the property being considered in the application, or the owner's agent, and the applicant;
b. Local Agencies. Each local agency expected to provide schools, water, or other essential facilities or services to the project, whose ability to provide the facilities and services may be significantly affected;
c. Affected Owners. All owners of real property as shown on the latest San Luis Obispo County equalized assessment roll, within a radius of three hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing; and any other person whose property might, in the judgment of the director, be affected by the proposed project;
d. Nearby Residents. If the proposed development is within the coastal zone, each dwelling unit within one hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing;
e. Persons Requesting Notice. Any person who has filed a written request for notice with the director and has paid the required fee for the notice; and
f. Coastal Commission. The Coastal Commission, if the proposed development is within the coastal zone.
3. Alternative to Mailing. If the number of property owners to whom notice would be mailed in compliance with subsection (B)(2) above is more than one thousand, the director may choose to provide the alternative notice allowed by State law (Government Code Section 65091(a)(3)), except for developments within the coastal zone.
4. Posting. Notice shall be posted on the subject parcel in compliance with city standards.
5. Additional Notice. In addition to the types of notice required above, the director may provide any additional notice with content or using a distribution method as the director determines is necessary or desirable.