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4. Development projects requiring a zone change, Specific Plan amendment, or General Plan amendment. (b) Number and timing of community meeting: For those development projects that meet the criteria listed in Sec. 2-153(a), the applicant shall hold one community meeting no later than 20 days after submittal of an application for administrative site plan review. Should the applicant fail to hold the community meeting within this time, the completion of administrative site plan review shall be delayed until such time as the community meeting is held. (c) Noticing: Notice of any community meeting held under this section shall be provided to all property owners, and at least one occupant per dwelling unit having a valid United States Postal Service address within a 500 foot radius of the subject property. Said notice shall be mailed no less than 10 days prior to the community meeting. The notice shall also be posted on the development project site and published in a newspaper of general circulation no less than 10 days prior to the community meeting. The City shall then post the notice on the City's website. It shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant to prepare and distribute this notice. (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. (e) Community meeting time and place: The community meeting shall be held either on a weeknight during the early evening hours or on a Saturday. The meeting shall be held in any facility that is accessible to the public and that is no more than 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: Should the applicant receive a written request for language interpretation services no later than forty eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, it shall be the applicant's responsibility to arrange for such services to be available at the community meeting. (g) Community meeting format and content: During the community meeting the applicant shall give a presentation detailing the components of the proposed development project and a description of any impacts or benefits to the community, and provide contact information so that members of the public can contact them for further information. The applicant shall allow enough time for the Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 4 of 10 11 A-6