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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />(a)Applicability. The requirements of this article apply to development projects <br />requiring discretionary approval and that meet one or more of the following <br />criteria: <br />(1)City-sponsored development projects; <br />(2)New residential projects containing twenty-five (25) or more units, <br />except that the director of the Planning and Building Agency may <br />exempt a developer from one or more of the requirements of this <br />article if, in the case of affordable housing, the developer can show <br />that it will be in jeopardy of losing tax credits, or if an applicable <br />project does not require a resubmittal following initial submittal <br />(3)New non-residential projects (including additions to existing <br />buildings) of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more and which <br />are, in the determination of the city, subject to a negative declaration, <br />mitigated negative declaration or environmental impact report as <br />defined under the California Environmental Quality Act; <br />(4)Development projects requiring a zone change, specific plan <br />amendment, or general plan amendment. <br />(b)Number and timing of community meeting. For those development projects <br />that meet the criteria listed in subsection 2-153(a), the applicant shall hold <br />two (2) community meetings. The first community meeting shall be held no <br />later than twenty (20) days after submittal of an application for <br />administrative development project review. The second community <br />meeting shall be held no earlier than at least ten (10) days prior to the <br />development project being resubmitted by the applicant to the City after <br />receipt of comments resulting from the City’s development project review. <br />Should the applicant fail to hold the community meetings within this time, <br />the completion of administrative development project review shall be <br />delayed until such time as the community meetings are held. Should the <br />applicant fail to hold the community meetings within this time, the <br />development project resubmittal will be deemed incomplete and not <br />accepted until such time as the community meetings are held. <br />(c)Noticing. <br />Notice of any community meeting held under this section shall be provided <br />to all property owners, and at least one (1) occupant per dwelling unit <br />having a valid United States Postal Service address within a 1,000-foot <br />radius of the subject property. Said notice shall be mailed no less than ten <br />(10) days prior to the community meeting. The notice shall also be posted <br />on the development project site and published in a newspaper of general <br />circulation no less than ten (10) days prior to the community meeting. The <br />city shall then post the notice on the city's website. It shall be the sole <br />responsibility of the applicant to prepare and distribute this notice. <br />(1)Notice of any community meeting and public hearing held for <br />development projects that meet the criteria listed in subsection 2-