§ 24-259. Notice of hearing.

When the Zoning Ordinance requires a noticed public hearing before a decision on a permit, or for another matter, the public will be provided notice of the hearing as required by this article and State law.

A.

Content of Notice. Notice of a public hearing shall include all of the following information, as applicable.

1.

Hearing Information. The date, time, and place of the hearing and the name of the hearing body; and the phone number and street address of the Department of Development Services, where an interested person could call or visit to obtain additional information.

2.

Project Information. The name of the applicant; the County's file number assigned to the application; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; and 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. The hearing notice shall state if the proposed project is determined exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), or if a Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, or Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the project. The hearing notice shall include a statement that the hearing body will also consider approval of the CEQA determination or document prepared for the proposed project.

B.

Method of Notice Distribution. Notice of a public hearing required by this article shall be given as follows:

1.

Mailing. Notice shall be mailed or delivered at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing to the following recipients:

a.

Project Site Owners and the Applicant. The owners of the property being considered in the application or the owners' authorized agent, and the applicant.

b.

Local Agencies. Each local agency expected to provide roads, schools, sewerage, streets, water, or other essential facilities or services to the property which is the subject of the application, whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected.

c.

Affected Owners. All owners of real property within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing. Notification shall be extended when less than ten (10) properties are within three hundred (300) feet to include ten (10) properties. In lieu of utilizing the latest assessment roll, the County and/or applicant may utilize records of the County Assessor or Tax Collector which contains more recent information than the assessment roll.

d.

Persons Requesting Notice. Any person who has filed a written request for notice with the Zoning Administrator.

e.

Other Persons. Any other person, whose property might, in the judgment of the Zoning Administrator, be affected by the proposed project.

2.

Alternative to Mailing. If the number of property owners to whom notice would be mailed in compliance with Subparagraph B.1. above is more than one thousand (1,000), the Zoning Administrator may choose to provide notice by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth ( 1/8 ) page in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation within Butte County at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing.

3.

Publication and Posting. If notice is mailed or delivered as described in Section B.1 above, the notice shall also either be:

a.

Published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing; or

b.

Posted at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing in at least three (3) public places within the County, including one (1) public place in the area affected by the proceeding.

4.

Additional Notice. In addition to the types of notice required above, the Zoning Administrator may provide any additional notice and content using a distribution method that the Zoning Administrator determines is necessary or desirable.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13)