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A. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to maximize public input into the development process by providing for broad public notice of development applications, meetings, hearings, and decisions. This chapter establishes the procedures for the giving of public notices associated with development applications.

B. Notice of Application.

1. Notice of application for Type II, Type III, Type IV, and Type V permits shall be provided within 14 days of the Determination of Completeness pursuant to RZC 21.76.040, Time Frames for Review, except for Certificates of Appropriateness. Notice shall be provided as indicated in subsection B.2 below. If any open record pre-decision hearing is required for the requested project permit(s), the Notice of Application shall be provided at least 21 days prior to the open record hearing.

2. Notice of Application Requirements for Type II, Type III, Type IV, and Type V Review. All Type II, Type III, Type IV, and Type V permits require both mailed and posted notice.

3. Mailed Notice.

a. Mailings shall include a mailed Notice of Application to owners and occupants of property within 500 feet of the project site or 20 property owners, whichever is greater. Mailed notice shall include the following information. See RZC 21.68, Shoreline Master Program, for additional requirements for Shoreline Substantial Development Permits, Shoreline Conditional Use Permits and Shoreline Variances.

i. The date of application and the date of the Notice of Application;

ii. A description of the proposed project action and a list of the project permits included in the application; and, if applicable, a list of any studies requested under RCW 36.70B.070;

iii. The identification of other permits not included in the application, to the extent known by the City;

iv. The identification of existing environmental documents and the tree preservation plan that evaluate the proposed project, and, if not otherwise stated on the document providing Notice of Application, the location where the application and any studies can be reviewed;

v. A statement of the limits of the public comment period;

vi. 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;

vii. The date, time, place, and type of meeting, if applicable, and if it is scheduled at the date of notice of the application;

viii. A statement of the preliminary determination of consistency, if one has been made at the time of notice, and of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation;

ix. A map depicting the boundaries of the project site and, when applicable, a site map showing the proposal; and

x. Any other information determined appropriate by the City, such as the City’s SEPA threshold determination, if complete at the time of issuance of the Notice of Application.

b. In addition to those persons specified in subsection B.3.a, the Notice of Application shall be mailed to any person who has requested such notice.

c. No proceeding of any procedure established in this chapter shall be found to be invalid for failure to provide mailed notice as required in this section, as long as the other methods of notice have met their respective requirements and there was a good faith attempt to comply with the mailed notice requirements.

d. The records of the King County Assessments Department shall be used for determining the property owner of record. Addresses for a mailed notice required by this code shall be obtained from the King County real property tax records. The approval authority shall issue a certificate of mailing showing that notice has been mailed to all persons entitled to notice under this chapter. The approval authority may provide notice to other persons than those required to receive notice under the code.

e. All public notices shall be deemed to have been provided or received on the date the notice is deposited in the mail or personally delivered, whichever occurs first.

4. Posted Notice.

a. At least one public notice board shall be posted on the site or in a location immediately adjacent to the site that provides visibility to motorists using adjacent streets. Additional signs shall be placed where needed to ensure individuals can access a sign easily and safely. The Administrator shall establish standards for size, color, layout, design, wording, and placement of the notice boards.

b. A public notice shall also be posted at a designated location within City Hall and at least one other public building, such as the library, post office, or community center.

5. Responsibility for Notice. The Code Administrator is responsible for providing published legal notices, mailed notice, and posted notice in public buildings. The applicant is responsible for complying with on-site posted notice requirements.

6. The Notice of Application shall provide a minimum comment period of 21 days. All comments received on the Notice of Application must be received in the Redmond Development Services Center by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Comments may be mailed, e-mailed, personally delivered, or sent by facsimile. The Technical Committee’s decision or recommendation on a Type II, Type III, Type IV, or Type V application shall not be issued prior to the expiration of the minimum comment period. See RZC 21.68, Shoreline Master Program, for the Shoreline Substantial Development, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit and Shoreline Variance comment period.

7. Comments should be submitted to the Technical Committee as early in the review of an application as possible and should be as specific as possible.

8. If the optional DNS process is used, as described in RZC 21.70, SEPA Procedures, the Administrator shall combine the Notice of Application and DNS comment periods. When a final DNS is issued, there is no additional comment period.

9. The Technical Committee may accept and respond to public comments at any time prior to making the Type II, Type III, Type IV, or Type V recommendation or decision.

C. Notice of Neighborhood Meeting. Notice of a neighborhood meeting shall be mailed in the same manner as required for the Notice of Application.

D. Notice of Open Record Public Hearings on Type III and IV Permits.

1. Public notice of the date of the Hearing Examiner or Landmarks and Heritage Commission public hearing for a Type III or IV application shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. The public notice shall also include a notice of availability of the Technical Committee/Design Review Board recommendation. If a Determination of Significance was issued by the Responsible Official, the notice of the Technical Committee/Design Review Board recommendation shall state whether an EIS or supplemental EIS was prepared or whether existing environmental documents were adopted. The public hearing shall be scheduled no sooner than 21 days following the date of publication of the notice.

2. The Administrator shall mail notice of the public hearing and the availability of the recommendation to each owner and occupant of real property within 500 feet of the project site or to 20 property owners and residents/tenants, whichever is greater.

3. The Administrator shall mail notice of the availability of the recommendation and the date of the public hearing to each person who established themselves as a party of record at any time prior to the publication of the notice of hearing.

4. The Administrator shall post the notice of the date of the public hearing and the availability of the recommendation on-site and at a designated location within City Hall and at least one other public building. The Administrator shall establish standards for size, color, layout, design, wording, and placement of the notice boards.

5. The following applications are major land use actions: Preliminary Plats, Conditional Use Permits, Master Planned Developments, Essential Public Facilities, and Zoning Code Amendment – Zoning Map (consistent with Comprehensive Plan). In addition to the general notice requirements, major land use actions shall comply with RZC Appendix 6, Extraordinary Notice Requirements.

E. Notice of City Council Public Hearing on Type V Reviews.

1. Public notice of the date of the City Council public hearing at which the City Council will consider the application shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. The public hearing shall be scheduled no sooner than 21 days following the date of publication of the notice. If a Determination of Significance was issued by the Administrator, the notice of the Technical Committee’s recommendation shall state whether an EIS or Supplemental EIS was prepared or whether existing environmental documents were adopted. The notice of the City Council meeting shall also include the notice of the availability of the Technical Committee’s recommendation.

2. The Administrator shall mail notice of the City Council public hearing, the SEPA determination, and the notice of the availability of the Technical Committee recommendation to each owner and occupant of real property within 500 feet of the project site or to 20 property owners and residents/tenants, whichever is greater; and to each person who established themselves as a party of record at any time prior to the publication of the notice of hearing.

3. The Administrator shall post the notice of the date of the public hearing and the availability of the recommendation on-site and at a designated location within City Hall and at least one other public building.  The Administrator shall establish standards for size, color, layout, design, wording, and placement of the notice boards.

4. Type V Master Planned Developments are considered a major land use action. In addition to the general notice requirements, major land use actions shall comply with the extraordinary signage requirements outlined in Appendix 6.

F. Notice of Planning Commission Hearing on Type VI Reviews.

1. When the Planning Commission or City Council has scheduled a public hearing on a Type VI proposal, notice of the public hearing shall be provided 21 days prior to the scheduled hearing date in the manner set forth in subsection F.2 of this section.

2. Notice of Public Hearing.

Land Use Action

Publish

Mail

Post

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

X

Zoning Code Amendment – Text

X

Zoning Code Amendment – Zoning Map

X

X

3. Published Notice. When required, the applicable department director shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The notice shall contain the following information:

a. The name of the applicant, and, if applicable, the project name;

b. If the application requires owner signatures under RZC 21.76.070.AF.4, the street address of the subject property, a description in nonlegal terms sufficient to identify its location, and a vicinity map indicating the subject property;

c. Brief description of the action or approval requested;

d. The date, time, and place of the public hearing; and

e. A statement of the right of any person to participate in the public hearing as provided in RZC 21.76.060.L.2.b.

4. Mailed Notice.

a. Zoning Map Amendments. If the application requires owner signatures under RZC 21.76.070.AF.4, notice of the public hearing, containing the same information set forth in subsection F.3 of this section, shall be mailed to each person establishing themselves as a party of record prior to notice of hearing being issued, and to each owner and occupant of real property within 500 feet of any boundary of the subject property or to 20 property owners and residents/tenants, whichever is greater.

i. The records of the King County Assessments Department shall be used for determining the property owner of record. Addresses for a mailed notice required by this code shall be obtained from the King County real property tax records. The approval authority shall issue a certificate of mailing to all persons entitled to notice under this chapter. The approval authority may provide notice to other persons than those required to receive notice under the code.

b. Notice shall be mailed to each person who has established themselves as a party of record prior to issuance of the notice of hearing.

c. No proceeding of any procedure established in this chapter shall be found to be invalid for failure to provide mailed notice as required in this section as long as the other methods of notice have met their respective requirements and there was a good faith attempt to comply with the mailed notice requirements.

d. All public notices shall be deemed to have been provided or received on the date the notice is deposited in the mail or personally delivered, whichever occurs first.

5. Posted Notice.

a. Zoning Map Amendments. If the application requires owner signatures under RZC 21.76.070.AF.4, at least one public notice board shall be posted on the site or in a location immediately adjacent to the site that provides visibility to motorists using the adjacent street(s).

b. Type VI Zoning Code Amendment – Zoning Map is considered a major land use action. In addition to the general notice requirements, major land use actions shall comply with the extraordinary signage requirements outlined in Appendix 6.

6. Responsibility for Notice. The Administrator is responsible for providing published legal notices, mailed notice, and posted notice in public buildings. The applicant is responsible for complying with on-site posted notice requirements.

7. Alternative Means of Notification. In the case of the following actions initiated by the City, which affect large areas of the city, the Administrator may elect to use alternative means of public notification in addition to the newspaper publication required by RCW 35A.63.070, provided such notification is likely to achieve equal or greater actual public notification:

a. Adoption or amendment of a neighborhood or other area-wide community plan;

b. Zoning Map amendments adopted on a neighborhood or other area-wide basis.

G. Notice of Final Decision. The Administrator shall mail the Notice of Final Decision and the final SEPA determination, if any, to all parties of record. The Notice of Decision shall include a statement of any threshold determination made under SEPA and the procedures for administrative appeal, if any. For those project permits subject to SEPA, the Notice of Decision shall contain the requirements set forth in RZC 21.70, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Procedures. The exception shall be for Notice of Decision for Historic Landmark Designations, which shall conform to the notice procedures found in King County Code Chapter 20.62. For Shoreline Substantial Development Permits, Shoreline Conditional Use Permits, and Shoreline Variances, see RZC 21.68.200.C.6.b and 21.68.200.C.6.c.

H. Notice of Open Record Appeal Hearings on Type I and II Permits. If a Type I or II decision is appealed, a hearing before the City Hearing Examiner shall be set and notice of the hearing shall be provided to all parties of record no less than 14 days prior to the date on which the Hearing Examiner will hold the appeal hearing; except that if the Type I or II decision has been consolidated with a recommendation on a Type III, IV, or V application, any appeal of the Type I or II decision shall be consolidated with the Type III, IV, or V public hearing. No separate notice of a Type I or II appeal will be provided if a public hearing has already been scheduled for the Type III, IV, or V component of an application.

I. Notice of Closed Record Appeal Proceeding Before City Council.

1. Contents of Notice. The Administrator shall prepare a Notice of Closed Record Appeal Proceeding containing the following:

a. The name of the appellant, and, if applicable, the project name, and

b. The street address of the subject property and a description in nonlegal terms sufficient to identify its location, and

c. A brief description of the decision of the Hearing Examiner which is being appealed, and

d. The date, time, and place of the closed record appeal proceeding before the City Council.

2. Time and Provision of Notice. The Administrator shall mail the Notice of Closed Appeal Proceeding to each party of record no less than 14 days prior to the date on which the Council will hold the closed record appeal proceeding.

J. Notice of Closed Record City Council Proceeding on Type IV and City Council Proceeding on Type VI Reviews. The Administrator shall mail notice of the proceeding at which the City Council will consider the recommendation, the SEPA threshold determination, and the availability of the recommendation to each person who established themselves as a party of record prior to the close of public hearing by either the Hearing Examiner or Planning Commission. Notice shall be provided a minimum of 21 days prior to the meeting/proceeding. (Ord. 2652; Ord. 2709; Ord. 2803; Ord. 2978)

Effective on: 11/30/2019