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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE ADOPTING AN EXPANDED PUBLIC
NOTICING AND OUTREACH POLICY FOR PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND PUBLIC WORKSHOPS ON
DEVELOPMENT RELATED PROJECTS
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65090 and 65091 regulate
public noticing requirements for development projects subject to a public.hearing; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65090(c) allows a local agency to give
notice of the hearing in any other manner it deems necessary or desirable, in addition to
the notice requirements.of Section 65090; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace deems__it desirable to establish a policy for
public outreach efforts for public workshops and greater outreach for public hearings.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, as follows:
Section 1. This Expanded Public Noticing and Outreach Policy is not a "Project"
.as defined by Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, and therefore, not subject to the provisions of CEQA.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds that expanding the minimum public
noticing provisions helps to ensure that the community is aware of development projects '
and encourages more public participation in the planning, development, and decision-
making process.
Section 3. For purposes of this Resolution, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (i) a "public hearing" is an official, noticed hearing required by state
law and/or the City's Municipal Code prior to final action on a land use entitlement required
by the City's Zoning Code, such as conditional use permit or variance; and (ii) a "public
workshop" is a meeting where the primary purposes are to educate the community and
gather input from community members on a certain development issue or project, but
where no final action on a land use entitlement will be considered.
Section 4. For public hearings, the following notification efforts are hereby
adopted, until such time as an Ordinance of the City Council is adopted, and becomes
effective, amending the City's Municipal Code to implement the table below. Upon the
effective date of said Ordinance, this Section 4 shall have no"further force and effect.
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Lot Size of the Project Site Mailing Notification Radius Publications in Local
Newspaper
Less than 5 acres 500 feet Legal advertisement
5 to 9.99 acres 1,000 feet 1/8 page box
advertisement
10 acres or more 1,500 feet 1/8 page box
advertisement
Section 5. For public hearings, notification shall be provided as required_by state
law or the City's Municipal Code, which ever provides for.greater notification. In addition,
the City Council directs staff to provide the following outreach efforts:
1. Posting,of all notices on the City's website;
2. Posting of notices on Channel 3;
3. Posting of notices on the City's Facebook page
4. Emailing notices to all persons that have signed up for any email
notifications;
5. Emailing a copy of notices to each member of the City Council for
informational purposes only; and
6.. Emailing a copy of,notices to each member of the Planning Commission.for
informational purposes only.
Failure to provide notice of a public hearing in one or more of the six (6) methods
listed above shall neither invalidate the public hearing nor any action taken following said
hearing. It is the intent of the City Council that these six(6)outreach methods are intended
solely for, greater community .awareness, and are not intended as mandatory pre-
requisites prior to any final action on a land use entitlement set forth in the City's Zoning
Code.
Section 6. The following notification efforts are hereby adopted for public
.workshops:
A. Public workshop mailing notices and publications shall be mailed and published
a minimum of 10 days prior to the workshop date and as follows:
Lot Size of the Project Site Mailing Notification Radius Publications in Local
(applicable when a specific Newspaper
property is the subject of
the workshop)
Less than 5 acres 500 feet Legal advertisement
5 to 9.99 acres 1,000 feet 1/8 page box
advertisement
10 acres or more 1,500 feet 1/8 page box
advertisement
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B. Outreach efforts shall include:
1. Posting of all notices on the City's website;
2. Posting of notices on Channel 3;
3. Posting of notices on the City's Facebook page
4. Emailing notices to all persons that have signed up for any email
notifications;
5.. Emailing a copy of notices to each member of the City Council for
informational purposes only; and
6. Emailing a copy of notices to each member of the Planning Commission for
informational purposes only.
Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, California, at a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of July 2019.
DaFcy McN''aboe or
ATTEST:
.ebra-L..Thomas
City"Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Adrian R. Guerra 01
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2019-24
was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City.Council
held on the 23rd.day of July 2019, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Hussey, Robles; Mayor Pro, Tern Wilson;
Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 24th day of July 2019, at Grand Terrace, California.
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