Townsend City Zoning Code

13.48 NOTICING

13.48.010 Purpose

It is the intent of this chapter to provide for adequate notice of governmental actions to those affected by such actions. Notice is required in order for citizens to participate in decision making which affects their interests and provides opportunity to receive information pertinent to an application that would not otherwise be available to the decision maker. In establishing standards for providing such notice, the need for expeditious processing of applications is also recognized.

13.48.020 Contents Of Notice

The following elements shall be included in notices issued pursuant to this title:
1. Address of the property, or its location by approximate distances from the nearest major street intersections, or other description to identify the affected property.
2. Legal description of the property.
3. The name and address of the applicant.
4. The name and address of the owner of record.
5. The number, date, time and place of all relevant scheduled public hearings by the City Council, meetings of other review bodies established by this title at which final decisions shall be made, or the date of any final public comment deadline.
6. A description of how and where additional information regarding the action may be obtained; and
7. A brief description of the subject of the notice.
The applicant shall provide for the purposes of noticing a list of names and addresses of property owners within 150 feet of the site, using the most current known property owners of record as shown in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and stamped, unsealed envelopes (with no return address) addressed with names of above property owners, and/or labels with the names of the above property owners, as specified on the appropriate application.

13.48.030 Notice Requirements For Application Processing

The following minimum standards for timing, location of noticing area and type of notice shall be provided. Noticing provisions are cumulative with the maximum combination of noticing requirements being provided. When more than one newspaper notice is required, only one of the required publication dates must fall within the minimum and maximum days required.

If for some reason a required property owner fails to receive mail notification of a scheduled public hearing, or if one or more of the required posted signs in the area or on the site for which the public hearing is being held is inadvertently moved through no fault of the City, this in no way shall invalidate the legal notice requirements of the scheduled public hearing.

Table 13-1

Application	Minimum Days³	Maximum Days³	Distance¹	Notice Type
Text Amendment	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Resulting from ordinance changes	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Annexation w/initial zoning	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
Variance	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Public Agency Exemption (76-2-402)	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Appeals²	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper 2 times, mail 1st class²
Zoning Application	None	None	NA	None
Informal Review	None	None	NA	None
CUP	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Notice of Violation⁶	15	45	None	Post on-site, certified mail to landowner

¹The distance from the exterior property boundary of the site to all or part of another parcel of land whose owners must be notified of a governmental action. This distance includes the width of a right-of-way or other public ownership.

²In accordance with, MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper 2 times at least 6 days apart, and in accordance with, MCA, mailing only applies to parties in interest of appeals taken from actions to approve, approve with conditions or deny a development proposal and not to appeals of administrative interpretations.

³Days prior to the public hearing.

⁴In accordance with., MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper once.

⁵In accordance with, MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper 2 times at least 6 days apart.

⁶Notices of Violation subject to TMC 13.40.

Townsend City Zoning Code

13.48 NOTICING

13.48.010 Purpose

It is the intent of this chapter to provide for adequate notice of governmental actions to those affected by such actions. Notice is required in order for citizens to participate in decision making which affects their interests and provides opportunity to receive information pertinent to an application that would not otherwise be available to the decision maker. In establishing standards for providing such notice, the need for expeditious processing of applications is also recognized.

13.48.020 Contents Of Notice

The following elements shall be included in notices issued pursuant to this title:
1. Address of the property, or its location by approximate distances from the nearest major street intersections, or other description to identify the affected property.
2. Legal description of the property.
3. The name and address of the applicant.
4. The name and address of the owner of record.
5. The number, date, time and place of all relevant scheduled public hearings by the City Council, meetings of other review bodies established by this title at which final decisions shall be made, or the date of any final public comment deadline.
6. A description of how and where additional information regarding the action may be obtained; and
7. A brief description of the subject of the notice.
The applicant shall provide for the purposes of noticing a list of names and addresses of property owners within 150 feet of the site, using the most current known property owners of record as shown in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and stamped, unsealed envelopes (with no return address) addressed with names of above property owners, and/or labels with the names of the above property owners, as specified on the appropriate application.

13.48.030 Notice Requirements For Application Processing

The following minimum standards for timing, location of noticing area and type of notice shall be provided. Noticing provisions are cumulative with the maximum combination of noticing requirements being provided. When more than one newspaper notice is required, only one of the required publication dates must fall within the minimum and maximum days required.

Application	Minimum Days³	Maximum Days³	Distance¹	Notice Type
Text Amendment	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Resulting from ordinance changes	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Annexation w/initial zoning	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
Variance	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Public Agency Exemption (76-2-402)	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Appeals²	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper 2 times, mail 1st class²
Zoning Application	None	None	NA	None
Informal Review	None	None	NA	None
CUP	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Notice of Violation⁶	15	45	None	Post on-site, certified mail to landowner

³Days prior to the public hearing.

⁴In accordance with., MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper once.

⁵In accordance with, MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper 2 times at least 6 days apart.

⁶Notices of Violation subject to TMC 13.40.

Townsend City Zoning Code

13.48 NOTICING

13.48.010 Purpose

It is the intent of this chapter to provide for adequate notice of governmental actions to those affected by such actions. Notice is required in order for citizens to participate in decision making which affects their interests and provides opportunity to receive information pertinent to an application that would not otherwise be available to the decision maker. In establishing standards for providing such notice, the need for expeditious processing of applications is also recognized.

13.48.020 Contents Of Notice

The following elements shall be included in notices issued pursuant to this title:
1. Address of the property, or its location by approximate distances from the nearest major street intersections, or other description to identify the affected property.
2. Legal description of the property.
3. The name and address of the applicant.
4. The name and address of the owner of record.
5. The number, date, time and place of all relevant scheduled public hearings by the City Council, meetings of other review bodies established by this title at which final decisions shall be made, or the date of any final public comment deadline.
6. A description of how and where additional information regarding the action may be obtained; and
7. A brief description of the subject of the notice.
The applicant shall provide for the purposes of noticing a list of names and addresses of property owners within 150 feet of the site, using the most current known property owners of record as shown in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and stamped, unsealed envelopes (with no return address) addressed with names of above property owners, and/or labels with the names of the above property owners, as specified on the appropriate application.

13.48.030 Notice Requirements For Application Processing

The following minimum standards for timing, location of noticing area and type of notice shall be provided. Noticing provisions are cumulative with the maximum combination of noticing requirements being provided. When more than one newspaper notice is required, only one of the required publication dates must fall within the minimum and maximum days required.

Application	Minimum Days³	Maximum Days³	Distance¹	Notice Type
Text Amendment	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Resulting from ordinance changes	15	45	NA	Newspaper once⁴
ZMA- Annexation w/initial zoning	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper once⁴
Variance	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Public Agency Exemption (76-2-402)	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Appeals²	15	45	150 ft.	Newspaper 2 times, mail 1st class²
Zoning Application	None	None	NA	None
Informal Review	None	None	NA	None
CUP	15	45	NA	Newspaper 2 times⁵
Notice of Violation⁶	15	45	None	Post on-site, certified mail to landowner

³Days prior to the public hearing.

⁴In accordance with., MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper once.

⁵In accordance with, MCA, notice must be given in the newspaper 2 times at least 6 days apart.

⁶Notices of Violation subject to TMC 13.40.