23.76.062

A. Notice of application. For Major Institution designations and revocations of Major Institution designations, concept approvals for the location or expansion of City facilities requiring Council land use approval, and waivers or modifications of development standards for City facilities, notice of application shall be provided pursuant to Section 23.76.012 . B. Public Hearing. The Council shall conduct a public hearing for each Type V Council land use decision except that no public hearing is required for an emergency amendment to the text of the Land Use Code. The Council may also appoint a hearing officer to conduct an additional fact-finding hearing to assist the Council in gathering information. Any hearing officer so appointed shall transmit written Findings of Fact to the Council within ten days of the additional hearing. C. Notice of Hearings. 1. Notice of a required Council hearing on a Type V Council land use decision shall be provided by the Director at least 30 days prior to the hearing in the following manner: a. Inclusion in the Land Use Information Bulletin; and b. Publication in the City's official newspaper. 2. Additional notice shall be provided by the Director for public hearings on concept approvals for the location or expansion of City facilities, waiver or modification of development standards for City facilities, Major Institution designations, and revocation of Major Institution designations, as follows: a. Mailed notice; and b. One land use sign posted visible to the public at each street frontage abutting the site, except that if there is no street frontage or the site abuts an unimproved street, the Director shall either post more than one sign and/or select an alternative posting location so that notice is clearly visible to the public. For hearings on Major Institution designations and revocations of Major Institution designations, the Director shall post one land use sign at each street frontage abutting the site but not to exceed ten land use signs. D. Council Decision. In making a Type V Council land use decision, the Council shall consider the oral and written testimony presented at the public hearing, as well as any required report of the Director. The City Council shall not act on any Type V Council land use decision until the end of the appeal period for any applicable determination of nonsignificance (DNS) or final EIS or, if an appeal is filed, until the Hearing Examiner issues a decision affirming the Director's DNS or EIS decision. (Ord. 123913, § 34, 2012; Ord. 121477 § 55, 2004; Ord. 119895 § 1, 2000; Ord. 118672 § 29, 1997; Ord. 115002 , § 18, 1990; Ord. 112522 § 2(part), 1985)