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Article II. Notice Requirements and SEPA Procedures
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Notice of application will serve as the principal public notice for review of projects subject to Review Processes II and III. Except for REV IIIB actions, a notice of application is not required for city council decisions; a notice of application is not required for REV I actions, either.

A. Timing of Notice. A notice of application shall be provided within fourteen days after the issuance of a determination of completeness for all REV II and REV III applications. For REV III, the notice of application shall be provided at least fifteen days prior to the open public hearing before the hearing examiner.

B. Integrated Notice.

1. Whenever possible, the notice of application will be combined or issued concurrently with other required notices including the notice of completeness, SEPA notice, and notice of public hearing.

2. When a SEPA determination of nonsignificance that requires public notice under WAC 197-11-340 is issued, both the notice of application and SEPA notice requirements (Section 15.02.130) shall be met.

3. The planning director may issue a SEPA determination of significance concurrently with the notice of application, in which case the notice of application shall be combined with the determination of significance and scoping notice. Nothing in this section prevents a determination of significance and scoping notice from being issued prior to the notice of application.

C. Content of Notice of Application. The notice of application shall include the following information in whatever order or format the planning director deems appropriate for a type of application or for a specific application. A notice of availability or summary of the notice of application may be used for any required newspaper publication.

1. Date. The date of application, the date of the notice of completion for the application, and the date of the notice of application;

2. Permits and Studies. A description of the proposed project action and a list of the project permits included in the application and, if applicable, a list of any studies requested under this title or under RCW 36.70B.070;

3. Other Permits. The identification of other permits not included in the application to the extent known by the local government;

4. Environmental Documents. The identification of existing environmental documents that evaluates the proposed project, and the location where the application and any studies may be reviewed;

5. Public Comment Period and Future Notices. A statement of the public comment period, and statements of the right of any person to comment on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights;

6. Hearings If Known. The date, time, place, and type of hearing, if applicable and if scheduled at the date of notice of the application;

7. Preliminary Determinations. A statement of the preliminary determination, if one has been made at the time of notice, of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation and of consistency with applicable development regulations as provided in RCW 36.70B.030(2), and the comprehensive plan; and

8. Other Information. Any other information determined appropriate by the planning director.

D. Notice of Appeal Hearings to Hearing Examiner. Public notice is not required for an appeal hearing to the hearing examiner for a Review Process I or II decision. Public notice of the appeal hearing for appeals of Review Process I or II decisions shall be provided to parties of record to the appeal and/or as established by the hearing examiner in an order subsequent to a prehearing conference. Separate notice is not required for a SEPA appeal hearing that is consolidated with a Review Process IIIA permit decision if notice of the open record hearing on the permit has already been given. (Ord. 3774-20 § 3 (Exh. 2), 2020.)