A. The secretary of the planning commission shall set all proposals for amendments for public hearing not more than forty days after the verification of the proposal, or after the initiation of the amendment by the city council, planning commission, or director of planning and community development, as the case may be.
B. Notice of the required public hearing shall contain a general explanation of the matter to be considered, a general description of the property and area affected, the time and place of the hearing, and other pertinent data.
C. When the zoning ordinance amendment involves a change in the zoning regulations prescribed in the ordinance, notice shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city; or if there is none, it shall be posted in at least three public places in the city, at least ten days before the hearing.
D. When the zoning ordinance amendment involves the reclassification of property, in addition to giving notice, as specified by subsection C of this section, notice of the hearing shall be given by mail or delivered to all persons, including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities, shown on the last equalized assessment roll as owning real property within three hundred feet of the property which is the subject of the proposed zoning change. In the event that the proposed zoning change has been requested by a person other than the property owner as such property owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll, notice shall also be given by mail to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
E. In addition to the foregoing, notice shall be given by first-class mail to any person who has filed a written request therefor. Such request may be submitted any time during the calendar year and shall apply for the balance of such calendar year.
(Ord. 84-07-926 § 3: prior code § 19.88.060 (Ord. 557 § 408(E), 1964))