17.72.120 Applications – Public Hearings.
The planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the following land use applications.
▪Annexation
▪Appeal of a Planning Director’s Decision
▪Application with Director’s Decision for which a public hearing is requested
▪Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment
▪Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment
▪Conditional Use Permit
▪Demolition of National Register of Historic Places Structure (Public hearing held by the Historic Landmarks Committee)
▪Planned Development
▪Planned Development Amendment
▪Tentative Subdivision (more than 10 lots)
▪Urban Growth Boundary Amendment
▪Variance
▪Zone Change
▪Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment
▪Any application listed in MMC 17.72.110 for which a public hearing is requested.
The above applications are subject to the following submittal, notice, and hearing requirements:
A. Applications must be filed not less than 35 days prior to the date of the public hearing. Applications other than those involving text amendments or other legislative matters shall be reviewed for completeness as outlined above in MMC 17.72.040.
B. The director shall send a copy of the proposal to any agency or city department identified by the director as having interest in the proposal including those agencies and departments responsible for determining compliance with state and federal requirements. The notified agency may provide written comment regarding the proposal.
C. An application to amend the comprehensive plan map, zoning ordinance text, comprehensive plan text or other application requiring notice to the Department of Land Conservation (DLCD) and Development Commission as a “post acknowledgment plan amendment” shall be submitted to the planning department a minimum of 55 days prior to the date of the public hearing so that notice of the application can be provided to the DLCD.
D. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, not less than five days nor more than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
E. Written notice of a variance request shall be mailed to the applicant and all property owners within 100 feet of the exterior boundary of the subject property, and within 200 feet of the exterior boundary of the subject property for an application for a conditional use permit not fewer than 20 nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
F. Written notice of a request for applications other than those involving text amendments or other legislative matters shall be mailed to the applicant and all property owners within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the subject property, not fewer than 20 nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
G. Written notice of an application to change a zone for all or part of a mobile home park shall be provided for the tenants of a mobile home park at least 20 days but not more than 40 days before the date of the first public hearing on the applications. (Ord. 5034 §2, 2017; Ord. 4984 §1, 2014).