Item 48 - Sunshine Ordinance Amendments – 2nd Reading

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Ordinance No. NS -XXX Page 3 of 6 3 and at least one (1) occupant per tenant space having a valid United States Postal Service address within: a. A 1,000-foot radius of the subject property within the city boundary; and b. A 300-foot radius of the subject property where the notification radius extends over the city boundary into another jurisdiction. (3) Said notices shall be mailed no less than ten (10) days prior to the community meeting or public hearing. The notice shall also be posted on the city’s development project website if the project meets the criteria listed in subsection 2-153(a), and published in a newspaper of general circulation no less than ten (10) days prior to the community meeting or public hearing. The city shall then post the noti ce on the city's website. It shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant to prepare and distribute notices for any required community meeting. (d) Notice content. The notice shall include the time, place and date of the community meeting; a map depicting the location of the subject property, including the properties contained within the notification boundary; a brief description of the project; and the applicant's contact information. The notice shall be written in English and Spanish and include instructions as to how to request language interpretation services for those wishing to have interpretation during the community meeting in languages other than English and Spanish. (e) Community meeting time and place. Community meeting s shall be held either on a weeknight during the early evening hours or on a Saturday. The meetings shall be held in any facility that is accessible to the public and that is no more than one (1) mile from the project site. Should there not be any such facilities available in the required area, the applicant may arrange, at their own expense and subject to availability, to use the next closest city facility. (f) Community meeting language interpretation. The applicant shall provide language interpretation services for in-person attendees in Spanish during all required meetings. Should the applicant receive a written request for language interpretation services for languages other than Spanish no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, the applicant shall provide interpretation services for in-person attendees in the language requested. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to arrange for such services to be available at the community meeting. (g) Community meetings format and content. The applicant shall provide and hold all required community meetings in accordance with all of the following : (1) Give , at minimum, a single presentation detailing the components of the proposed development project and a description of any impacts or benefits to the community.