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Notice of a public hearing for all development applications and all open record appeals shall be provided for as follows:

(1) Content of Notice. The public notice shall include:

(A) The name and address of the applicant or the applicant's representative;

(B) The description of the affected property, which may be in the form of either a vicinity location or written description, other than a legal description;

(C) The date, time, and place of the hearing;

(D) A description of the subject property reasonably sufficient to inform the public of its location, including but not limited to the use of a map or postal address;

(E) The nature of the proposed use or development;

(F) A statement that all interested persons may appear and provide testimony;

(G) The sections of the code that are pertinent to the hearing procedure;

(H) When and where written comments may be received;

(I) When and where the application, staff report, or other information may be examined and will be provided at the city's cost;

(J) The name and telephone number of the city's representative.

(2) Time of Notices. Except as otherwise required, public notification of meetings, hearing, and pending actions under Titles 10 and 11 shall be made by:

(A) Publication at least ten days before the date of a public meeting, hearing or pending action in the official newspaper if one has been designated or a newspaper of general circulation in the city; and

(B) Mailing at least ten days before the date of a public meeting, hearing or pending action to all owners of property, as shown on the records of the county assessor, within at least three hundred feet of the boundaries of the property which is subject of the meeting or pending action.

(3) Joint Hearings.

(A) Administrator Determination. The administrator may combine any public hearing on a project permit application with any hearing that may be held by another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency on a proposed action, so long as:

(i) The hearing is held within the city limits;

(ii) The requirements of subsection (3)(C) of this section are met (RCW 36.70B.110(7)).

(B) Applicant Request. The applicant may request that the public hearing on a permit application be combined as long as the joint hearing can be held within the time periods set forth in the title. The applicant may agree to a particular schedule if the additional time is needed in order to complete the hearings (RCW 36.70B.110(7)).

(C) Prerequisites to Joint Public Hearing. A joint public hearing may be held by another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency and the city, as long as:

(i) The other agency is not expressly prohibited by statute from doing so (RCW 36.70B.110(8));

(ii) Sufficient notice of the hearing is given to meet each of the agencies' adopted notice requirements as set forth in statute, ordinance, or rule;

(iii) The agency has received the necessary information about the proposed project from the applicant in enough time to hold its hearing at the same time as the local government hearing; and

(iv) The hearing is held within the geographic boundary of the local government. (Ord. 2174, § 2 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 1641, § 23, 2004.)