§ 17.40.720. Notice by mail.

A.

No public hearing shall be conducted unless, at least twenty-one days prior to the public hearing, the owner(s) of the subject property and all other property owners within the distances prescribed by this article have been given notice by mail of the time, date and place of the public hearing. Properties owned by the applicant shall not be included in the distance measurement for public notice. For a public hearing conducted by the board of zoning appeals, the appellant shall be notified by certified mail. In addition to notification of individual property owners, an incorporated condominium association registered with the metropolitan clerk as requesting notification shall also be notified. For amendments to the official zoning map, written notices shall be sent to property owners located within the following distances from the subject property.

From	To	Distance
Agricultural or residential	Industrial	1,000
Agricultural or residential	Institutional, mixed-use, office, commercial or shopping center	800
all other		600

 

For all other public hearings required by this title, property owners within six hundred feet of the subject property shall be provided written notice. The provisions of this article shall not apply to the adoption or subsequent amendment of this title, or to amendments to the official zoning map involving floodplain or airport overlay districts.

B.

For the revision of existing design guidelines for historic overlays, property owners within one hundred and fifty feet shall be provided written notice.

C.

The planning department shall have the responsibility for the preparation and mailing of written notices regarding the public hearing for amendments to the official zoning map initiated by a member or members of council that fall within the fee waiver exceptions in Section 17.40.740.C of the Metropolitan Code. The planning department shall also be responsible for all costs associated with the preparation and mailing of such written notices for three zoning applications per councilmember applicant each fiscal year. The planning department shall make reasonable efforts to combine public hearing written notices into one mailing to limit postage costs.

(Ord. BL2016-349 § 1, 2016; Ord. BL2016-218 § 1, 2016; Ord. BL2015-1140 § 1, 2015; Ord. BL2014-715 § 1, 2014; BL2004-121 § 1, 2004; § 3(1) of Amdt. 1 with Ord. 96-555 § 10.15(C), 1997)