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8.1 NOTICE OF APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

Notice of application for a development permit where a public hearing may be waived, and which will be decided administratively by the Zoning Administrator or the Director, shall be given as follows: (Former Section INL#317-40.4(a); CZ#A315-10(A); Ord. 1726, Sec. 4, 3/4/86; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.1.1Notice shall be provided at least ten (10) working days prior to the date the Hearing Officer will act on the application. (Former Section INL#317-40.4(a)(1); CZ#A315-10(A)(1); Ord. 1726, Sec. 4, 3/4/86; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.1.2Notice shall be provided by first class mail to:

8.1.2.1The applicant; (Former Section INL#317-40.4(a)(2)(A); CZ#A315-10(A)(2)(a))

8.1.2.2All property owners, as indicated on the Assessor’s current Secured records, and residents, based on registered addresses in the Department, within three hundred feet of the perimeter of the parcel on which the development is proposed; (Former Section INL#317-40.4(a)(2)(B); CZ#A315-10(A)(2)(b))

8.1.2.3All persons who have requested to be on the mailing list for that development project; and (Former Section INL#317-40.4(a)(2)(C); CZ#A315-10(A)(2)(c))

8.1.2.4For development proposed within the coastal zone: (Former Section CZ#A315- 10(A)(2)(d)(i-ii))

8.1.2.4.1All persons who have requested to be on the mailing list for development located in the coastal zone; and

8.1.2.4.2The Coastal Commission.

8.2 CONTENT OF THE NOTICE OF APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

The Notice of Application Submittal shall include: (Former Section INL#317-40.4(b)(1-4); CZ#A315- 10(B)(1-4); Ord. 1726, Sec. 4, 3/4/86; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.2.1The name of the applicant and the date of filing of the application; and

8.2.2The file number assigned to the application;

8.2.3A description of the proposed development, including the location. If located in the Coastal Zone, the application shall so state;

8.2.4The following statement, in bold letters;

“The purpose of this notice is to inform you that an application for the described project has been submitted to the Community Development Services Department. The Hearing Officer may approve the application without holding a public hearing, unless a public hearing is requested in writing by you or any individual wanting to comment on the project prior to the scheduled approval date. A public hearing is not required for an Accessory Dwelling Unit but written comments may be submitted. Anyone may comment on the project.

(Former Section INL#317-40.4(b)(4); CZ#A315-10(B)(4); Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

If you challenge the decision of the Hearing Officer in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else stated orally at the project’s Public Hearing. Written correspondence delivered to the Hearing Officer at or prior to the public hearing, also counts as an issue the court may hear.”

(Former Section INL#317-40.4(b)(4); CZ#A315-10(B)(4); Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

The Board of Supervisors will not hear appeals of the Planning Commission’s or Zoning Administrator’s decision if said appellant has not given written or oral testimony at the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator’s hearing level. (From Hearing Policy adopted by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, 6/16/81; Added by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.2.5A description of the procedure for requesting the scheduling of a public hearing or for filing an appeal. (Former Section INL#317-40.4(b)(5); CZ#A315-10(B)(5); Added by Ord. 1726, Sec. 4, 3/4/86)

8.3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of a public hearing for a development permit or variance shall be given as required by Section 65091 of the California Government Code, and as follows: (Former Section CZ#A315- 11(A); Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.3.1Notice shall be mailed, posted, published or otherwise provided at least ten (10) working days prior to the public hearing on the development. (See Government Code Section 65090 and following.) (Former Section INL#317-23, 317-33; CZ#A315-11(A)(1); Ord. 946, Sec. 4, 10/2/73; Ord. 1251, Sec. 2, Sec. 3, 8/15/78; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.3.2Notice shall be provided in the following manner:

8.3.2.1Notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County; (Former Section CZ#A315-11(A)(2)(a))

8.3.2.2Notice by first class mail to:

8.3.2.2.1The Applicant; (Former Section CZ#A315-11(A)(2)(b)(i))

8.3.2.2.2All property owners as indicated on the latest secured Assessor’s records, within 300 feet of the perimeter of the parcel on which the development is proposed; (Former Section INL#317-23, 317-33; CZ#A315- 11(A)(2)(b)(ii); Ord. 946, Sec. 4, 10/2/73; Ord. 1251, Sec. 2, Sec. 3, 8/15/78)

8.3.2.2.3All residents based on registered addresses in the Department, within 300 feet of the perimeter of the parcel on which the development is proposed; (Former Section CZ#A315-11(A)(2)(b)(iii))

8.3.2.2.4All persons who have requested to be on the mailing list for that development project; and (Former Section CZ#A315-11(A)(2)(b)(iv))

8.3.2.2.5For development proposed in the coastal zone: the California Coastal Commission and all persons who have requested to be on the mailing list for development located in the coastal zone. (Former Section CZ#A315-11(A)(2)(b)(v))

8.4 CONTENT OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice of a Public Hearing shall include: (Former Section INL#317-23, 317-33; CZ#A315-11(B)(1- 8); Ord. 519, Sec. 752, 5/11/65; Amended by Ord. 1251, Sec. 4, 8/15/78; Amended by Ord. 1889, Sec. 3, 3/6/90)

8.4.1The name of the applicant and the date of filing of the application;

8.4.2The file number assigned to the application;

8.4.3A description of the proposed development including its location;

8.4.4The date, time, and place of the hearing;

8.4.5A brief description of the Hearing Officer’s hearing process and procedure for submitting public comment; and

8.4.6The procedure for appeal of the Hearing Officer’s decision;

8.4.7For development located on the coastal zone, a statement that the proposed development is within the coastal zone.

8.4.8The following statement, in bold letters;

“If you challenge the decision of the Hearing Officer in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else stated orally at the project’s Public Hearing. Written correspondence delivered to the Hearing Officer at or prior to the public hearing, also counts as an issue the court may hear.”

(Former Section INL#317-40.4(b)(4); CZ#A315-11(B)(8); Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

The Board of Supervisors will not hear appeals of the Planning Commission’s or Zoning Administrator’s decision if said appellant has not given written or oral testimony at the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator’s hearing level.

(From Hearing Policy adopted by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, 6/16/81; Added by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.5 REQUESTS FOR NOTIFICATION

8.5.1For the purpose of this Chapter, any person who requests to be on a mailing list for a certain development or for developments located in the Coastal Zone shall submit such request in writing to the Department. (Former Section INL#317-40.4; CZ#A315-12; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

8.5.2The County may impose a reasonable fee, in an amount established by the Board of Supervisors, for the purpose of recovering the costs of such requested notification. (Former Section INL#317-40.4; CZ#A315-12) (Ord. 2717, § 2, 6/27/2023)