19.03.003 Notice of public hearing | Gig Harbor Municipal Code

19.03.003 Notice of public hearing.

A. Content of Notice of Public Hearing for All Applications. The notice of a public hearing required by this chapter shall contain:

1. The name and address of the applicant and the applicant’s representative;

2. A description of the subject property reasonably sufficient to inform the public of its location, including but not limited to a vicinity location or written description, a map or postal address, and a subdivision lot and block designation, but need not include a legal description;

3. The date, time and place of the hearing;

4. The nature of the proposed use or development;

5. A statement that all interested persons may appear and provide testimony;

6. The sections of the code that are pertinent to the hearing procedure;

7. A statement of any threshold determination made under SEPA (Chapter 43.21C RCW);

8. A statement explaining when information may be examined, and when and how written comments addressing findings required for a decision by the hearing body may be admitted;

9. The name of a city representative to contact and the telephone number where additional information may be obtained;

10. A statement that a copy of the application, all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant, and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and that copies will be provided at the requestor’s cost; and

11. A statement explaining that a copy of the staff report will be available for inspection at no cost at least seven days prior to the hearing and that copies will be provided at the requestor’s cost.

B. Mailed Notice. Mailed notice of the public hearing shall be provided as follows:

1. Type I, Type II, and Type IV Actions. No public notice is required because no public hearing is held, except for an appeal of a Type II action.

2. Type III Actions and Appeal of Type II Actions. The notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to:

a. The applicant;

b. All owners of property within 300 feet of the subject property for site-specific proposals;

c. Any person who submits written or oral comments on an application;

d. For a plat alteration or a plat vacation pursuant to Chapter 16.07 GHMC, notice shall be as provided in RCW 58.17.080 and 58.17.090;

e. For appeal of Type II actions, all parties who received a copy of the notice of decision.

3. Type III Preliminary Plat Actions. In addition to the notice provided for Type III actions above, notice for public hearings on preliminary plats and proposed subdivisions shall include special notice to adjacent landowners by any method deemed reasonable by the director. Adjacent landowners are owners of real property, as shown by the records of the county assessor, located within 300 feet of any portion of the boundary of the proposed subdivision. If the owner of the real property which is proposed to be subdivided owns another parcel or parcels of real property which lie adjacent to the real property proposed to be subdivided, notice under RCW 58.17.090(1)(b) shall be given to owners of real property located within 300 feet from any portion of the boundaries of the adjacent parcels owned by the owner of the real property to be subdivided.

a. The records of the Pierce County assessor’s office shall be used for determining the property owner of record. Addresses for a mailed notice required by this code shall be obtained from the applicable county’s real property tax records. The director shall cause to be issued a sworn certificate of transmittal to all persons entitled to notice under this chapter. The director may provide notice to persons other than those required to receive notice under the code.

b. All mailed public notices shall be deemed to have been received on the next business day following the day that the notice is deposited in the mail.

1. Posted notice of the public hearing is required for all Type III project permit applications. The posted notice shall be posted as required by GHMC 19.03.001(A).

2. Published notice is required for all Type III and V procedures and appeals of Type II actions. Notice shall be published in the city’s official newspaper.

1. For all Type III procedures and appeals of Type II actions, notice shall be mailed, posted and first published not less than 10 nor more than 30 days prior to the hearing date. Posted notices shall be removed by the applicant within 15 days following the public hearing.

2. For Type V procedures, published notice shall occur prior to the public hearing.

3. All costs associated with the public notice shall be borne by the applicant. (Ord. 1197 § 101, 2010; Ord. 806 § 14, 1998; Ord. 711 § 1, 1996).