A.

The planning commission shall develop and publish procedural rules for conduct of its hearings so that all interested parties shall have advance knowledge of procedures to be followed.

B.

When a matter is contested and a request is made in writing prior to the date of the hearing, the planning commission shall insure that a record of the hearing shall be made and duly preserved, a copy of which shall be available at cost. The city may require a deposit from the person making the request.

C.

A planning staff report, with background and recommendations, shall be made public prior to or at the beginning of all hearings and shall be a matter of public record.

D.

When any hearing is held on an application for a change of zone for parcels of at least ten (10) acres, a staff report with recommendations and the basis for such recommendations shall be included in the record of the hearing.

(Ord. 298 § 17.1, 1984).

When a public hearing is held by the planning commission or the city council to consider the adoption of a zoning ordinance or an amendment to a zoning ordinance, which amendment changes any property from one zone to another or imposes any regulation listed in California Government Code Section 65860 not theretofore imposed or removes or modifies any such regulation theretofore imposed, notice of the time and place of the hearing including a general explanation of the matter to be considered and including a general description of the area affected shall be given at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing in the following manner:

A.

The notice shall be posted in at least three (3) public places in the city as designated by the city council in Chapter 1.12.

B.

In prezoning, the notice shall be posted in at least three (3) public places in the area to be prezoned.

C.

If the proposed zoning ordinance or amendment affects the permitted uses of real property, in addition to notice by posting, the city shall refer to the latest assessor's roll and give notice of the hearing by mail or delivery to all persons, including businesses, corporations or other public or private entities, owning real property within three hundred (300) feet of the proposed zoning change.

D.

The city shall give notice by first class mail to any person who has filed a written request therefore with the planning director. Such a request may be submitted at any time during the calendar year and shall apply for the balance of such calendar year. A reasonable fee, as set by the city council, shall be imposed on persons requesting such notice.

E.

If mailed notice is required pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and the proposed zoning change has been requested by a person other than the property owner as such property owner is shown on the last equalized assessment roll, mailed notice shall also be given to the owner of the property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.

F.

The city may give additional notice of the hearing in such other manner as it may deem necessary or desirable.

G.

Any hearing may be continued from time to time.

(Ord. 298 § 17.2, 1984).

(Ord. No. 612, § 23, 12-8-16)

A.

Whenever an application for a variance, use permit, design permit, or planned development permit, or revocation or modification of same or an appeal from the action taken thereon, is submitted to the body or person charged with conducting a public hearing thereon, notice of hearing shall be given by notice through the United States mails, with postage prepaid using addresses from the last equalized assessment roll, or alternatively, from such other records of the assessor or tax collector as contain more recent addresses in the opinion of the body, and by posting the notice in the posting locations designated by the city council in Chapter 1.12.

B.

Notice shall be given to all owners of property within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the property for which an application is being heard. The notices shall be mailed not less than ten (10) or more than thirty (30) days before the scheduled hearing.

C.

Notices shall specify the type and magnitude of the application to be considered, the place where copies of the application may be reviewed, the time, date and place of the hearing and the right to appear and be heard.

(Ord. 298 § 17.3, 1984).

(Ord. No. 612, § 24, 12-8-16)