§ 23.01.060. Public Hearing.

When a public hearing is required by this title before action on a Minor Use Permit (Section 23.02.033), Development Plan (Section 23.02.034), variance (Section 23.01.045, appeal (Section 23.01.042) or amendment (Section 23.01.050), the hearing shall be conducted as provided by this section.

a.

Notice of hearing: Notice of a public hearing shall be given as follows:

(1)

Content of notice. The hearing notice shall contain the information required by Government Code Section 65094 and any additional information the Planning Director deems appropriate. Where the public hearing is for the purpose of considering an application for land use permit or variance approval, or for appeals to decisions on such applications, the notice shall also include the following information:

(i)

A statement that the development is within the coastal zone;

(ii)

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

(iii)

The county file number assigned to the application;

(iv)

A description of the development and its proposed location;

(v)

The date, time and place at which the application will be heard;

(vi)

A brief description of the general procedure of county concerning the conduct of hearing and county actions;

(vii)

The system for county and Coastal Commission appeals, including any fees required.

(2)

Method of notice distribution. Notice of public hearings pursuant to this title shall be given as follows:

(i)

Permits, permit amendments and appeals. Notice shall be given as provided by Government Code Section 65091 and shall be provided by first class mail to each applicant, to all persons who have requested to be on the mailing list for the development project or for coastal decisions within the county, to all property owners within 300 feet as shown on the latest equalized assessment role and residents within 100 feet of the perimeter of the parcel on which the development is proposed and to the Coastal Commission.

(ii)

Local Coastal Program amendments. Notice shall be given as set forth in Sections 65090 and 65091 et seq. of the Government Code and Sections 13515 and 13552 of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code.

(3)

Timing of notice. Public hearing notices shall be mailed by first class mail and published where required by the Government Code at least 10 days before the first public hearing on the matter.

b.

Scheduling of hearing. After an application for a permit, variance or proposed amendment is issued an exemption, negative declaration or environmental impact report by the Environmental Coordinator and is returned to the Planning Department, or an appeal to a county action is filed, the matter shall be scheduled for public hearing on the next available Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors agenda (as applicable) reserved for such matters after completion of the Planning Department staff report; provided that a hearing on an amendment shall not be scheduled sooner than 30 days after completion of review by the Environmental Coordinator. At the request of the project applicant and/or at the discretion of the hearing body, a public hearing may be continued from time to time; provided that a hearing on a proposed amendment to this title shall be completed and a recommendation adopted within 60 days of the first noticed date of public hearing.

c.

Notice of county action when hearing continued. If a decision on a permit or amendment is continued by the county to a time which is neither previously stated in the notice provided pursuant to subsection a. above, nor announced at the hearing as being continued to a time certain, the county shall provide notice of the further hearings (or action on the proposed development) in the same manner and within the same time limits as provided by subsection a. above.

d.

Conduct of hearing. At public hearings pursuant to this title, interested persons may present information and testimony relevant to a decision on the proposed project. Applications will be scheduled for separate action, except that in the case of Minor Use Permits a consent agenda, where several applications may be considered at one time, may be utilized.