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HomeMy WebLinkAbout351 ORDINANCE No. 351 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS REGARDING NOTICING FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills wishes to amend the procedures for noticing public hearings in order to make such notice more efficient. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Amendment of Code. Sections 9-1.514 (c) (2) and (c) (3') of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code are hereby amended to read: (2) By posting a notice on the property adjacent to a public street or from any access road or way to property not having public frontage; and (3) By mailing notice by United States mail to the owner of the subject property, or the owner's authorized representative, to the project applicant, to each local agency expected to provide water,, sewage, streets, roads, schools or other essential services to the project whose ability to provide those services may be significantly affected, and to each property owner whose property is within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the proposed subdivision, using addresses from the latest equalized assessment roll. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the Town may require these addresses to be obtained from records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. All required names and addresses shall be provided by the subdivider or his representative at the time of filing of the tentative map. Section 2. Amendment of Code. Section 10-1.1105 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Notices of public hearings shall be posted in at least three (3) public posting places and posted on the property adjacent to a public street or from any access road or way to property not having public frontage. Notices of such hearings shall also be served by United States mail to the owner of the subject property, or the owner's authorized representative, to the project applicant and to each property owner whose property is within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the property, using addresses from the latest equalized assessment roll. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the Town may require these addresses to be obtained from records of the county assessor or tax collec- tor which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. All required names and addresses shall be 'provided by the applicant or his representative at the time the permit applica- tion is filed. Such posting and mailing shall becompleted at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the purpose of the application, the time and place of the hearing thereon, and a statement that all written and oral statements will be considered by the Planning Commission. section 3. Amendment of Code. Sections 10-2.1305 (b) and (c) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal code are hereby amended to read: (b) The Site Development Committee shall review all site development applications for projects meeting the definitions in Section 10-2.301(b) . The Committee may issue a permit with such reasonable conditions as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter, may refer the application to the Planning Commission, or may disapprove the application for site development. No permit for site development shall be granted by the Committee without a hearing having first been held thereon. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be posted in at least three (3) public posting places and posted on the property adjacent to a public street or from any access road or way to property not having public frontage. Notices of such hearings shall also be served by United States mail to the owner of the subject property, or the owner's authorized representative, to the project applicant and to each property owner whose property is within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the property, using addresses from the latest equalized assessment roll. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the Town may require these addresses to be obtained from records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. All required names and addresses shall be provided by the applicant or his representative at the time the site development permit application is filed. Such posting and mailing shall be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the purpose of the application, the time and place of the hearing thereon, and a statement that all written and oral statements will be considered by the site Development Committee. (c) The Planning Commission shall review all site development applications for projects meeting the definitions in Section 10-2.301 (c) . The Commission may issue a permit with such reasonable conditions as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter or the Planning commission may disapprove the application for site development. No permit for site development shall be granted by the Commission without a hearing having first been held thereon. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be posted in at 2 least three (3) public posting places and posted on the property adjacent to a public street or from any access road or way to property not having public frontage. Notices of such hearings shall also be served by United States mail to the owner of the subject .property, or the owner's authorized representative, to the project applicant and to each property owner whose property is within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of the property, using addresses from the latest equalized assessment roll. In lieu of using the assessment roll, the Town may require these addresses to be obtained from records of the county assessor or tax collector which contain more recent information than the assessment roll. All required names and addresses shall be provided by the applicant or his representative at the time the site development permit application is filed. Such posting and mailing shall be completed at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the purpose of the -application, the time and place of the hearing thereon, and a statement that all written and oral statements will be considered by the Planning Commission. Section 4. Severability. If any part of this ordinance is held to be invalid or inapplicable to any situation by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or the applicability of this ordinance to other situations. Section S. Environmental Review. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, this project is categorically exempt (Class 5) from environmental review. Section 6. Effective Date; Posting. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage, and shall be posted within the P Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places. INTRODUCED: April 1, 1992 PASSED: April 15, 1992 AYES: Mayor Hubbard and'.::Couricilmembers Casey, Johnson; Siegel-and Tryon NOES: None ABSTENTATIONS: None ABSENT: None By: ATTEST: C-117fy Clerk 3 - 1 v APPROVED AS TO FORM: City ttorney PB\KDG\149490C3.W50 _ 4 _