19.20.080 Requirement for public notices.
A. Applicability. This section applies whenever one of the following is required by this chapter:
1. Notice of application.
2. Notice of public hearing.
3. Notice of decision, including any revised notice of decision.
B. Distribution. The Department must timely distribute the notice by:
1. Publication in the city’s official newspaper.
2. Electronic mail or first class mail to:
a. The applicant.
b. Any appellant.
c. Any parties of record.
d. Any person who, prior to rendering the decision, has requested a copy of the notice of decision.
e. Any agencies with jurisdiction over the application or any agencies that commented on the application.
f. Washington State Department of Transportation, if the project is located adjacent to the right-of-way of a state highway.
g. Skagit County, if the project is located adjacent to a city boundary.
3. For a notice of application, via first class mail to owners of property within 300 feet of the subject property.
4. For a notice of decision, to the county assessor.
5. Posting on at least two notice boards on or near the subject property, and on the notice board at City Hall and the public library. The Director may establish standards for size, color, layout, design, wording, and placement of the signs and notice boards.
C. Errors. Errors in precise compliance with the rules contained in this section do not require repeating the public notice if the notice was reasonable and adequate. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019; Ord. 2992 § 1 (Att. A), 2016. Formerly 19.20.090)