A member who has received evidence outside of a hearing or has viewed the subject property after an application necessitating a hearing has been filed with the County, or is familiar with the subject property shall fully disclose at the hearing such evidence and his or her observations and familiarity with the property so that the applicant, opponent, interested persons, and other members of the decision-making body may be aware of the facts or evidence upon which he or she is relying and have an opportunity to controvert it. All written evidence received outside of the hearing shall be filed with the Clerk which filing shall satisfy the disclosure requirement of this section related to written evidence not relied upon by a member. If a member receives unsolicited letters or other documents less than 3 working days prior to a hearing, and the member is not relying upon those documents, then disclosure at the hearing is not required; however, those documents shall be provided to the Clerk and reported as communications received from the public in the ordinary course of business.
(Amended by Ord. No. 10596 (N.S.), effective 4-12-19)