17.80.330 Notice of application | Stanwood Municipal Code

17.80.330 Notice of application.

(1) Notice of Application (NOA). Within 14 calendar days after the city has made a determination of completeness of a site development permit application, the city shall issue a notice of application in accordance with Table 5, Notice of Application Noticing Requirements. The NOA shall include the following information:

(a) The date of application and the date of the notice of application;

(b) A description of the proposed project action and a list of the project permits included in the application and, if applicable, a list of any studies requested under RCW 36.70B.070;

(d) The identification of existing environmental documents that evaluate the proposed project, and, if not otherwise stated on the document providing notice of application, the location where the application and any studies can be reviewed;

(e) A statement of the limits of the public comment period;

(f) A statement of the right of any person to comment on the application, receive notice of and participate in any hearings, request a hearing, if applicable, request a copy of the decision once made, and any appeal rights;

(g) The date, time, place and type of meeting or hearing, if applicable and if it has been scheduled as of the date of notice of the application;

(h) A statement of the preliminary determination of consistency, if one has been made at the time of notice, and of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation;

(i) A map depicting the boundaries of the project site and, when applicable, a site map showing the proposal or website address where maps can be viewed;

(j) A statement announcing the city’s goal of complying with the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act, announcing accessibility, offer of assistance to persons with special needs, and availability of TDD services;

(k) Any other information determined appropriate by the city, such as the city’s threshold determination, if complete at the time of issuance of the notice of application.

(2) All notices of application shall be noticed according to Table 5, Notice of Application Noticing Requirements.

Table 5 – Notice of Application Noticing Requirements
Permit Category	Post Site	Post at Designated Posting Locations	Advertise in Designated Newspaper	Adjacent Jurisdictions Within 1/4 Mile	WSDOT if Adjacent to Highway	Property Owners Within 300 Feet	Other Agencies With Jurisdiction	Parties of Record
Type I¹	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
Type II – V²	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

1Type 1 Permits are not subject to a notice of application requirement; however, Type I permit applications shall be circulated for comment to internal and external departments that may have an interest in the project.

2Final plat applications do not require NOAs or noticing.

(3) All public comments on a notice of application must be received by the community development department by 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Comments may be mailed, emailed, personally delivered, sent by facsimile or by any online digital method established by the city. Comments should be as specific as possible.

(4) When required, the public meeting and/or public hearing notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. At a minimum the notice shall contain the information contained in SMC 17.80.370, Public meetings and public hearings.

(5) Minimum public noticing periods shall be provided as follows:

Table 6 – Public Comment and Noticing Periods
Permit Category/Type	Notice of Application Comment Period	Public Meeting and Hearing Noticing Period
Type II Permit	15 Days	10 Days
Type II Shoreline Permits	30 Days for 2 Consecutive Weeks	15 Days
Type III Permit	15 Days	10 Days
Type III Shoreline Permits	30 Days for 2 Consecutive Weeks	15 Days
Type IV Permit	15 Days	10 Days
Type V Permit (Except Final Plats)	15 Days	10 Days

(6) The city has designated the following locations as official noticing/posting sites: City Hall, library, and the post office.

(7) No proceeding of any procedure established in this chapter shall be found to be invalid for failure to provide mailed notice as required in this section as long as the other methods of notice have met their respective requirements and there was a good faith attempt to comply with the mailed notice requirements.

(8) The records of the Snohomish County assessor’s office or title company shall be used for determining the property owner of record. Addresses for a mailed notice required by this code shall be obtained from the Snohomish County real property tax records.

(9) All public notices shall be deemed to have been provided or received on the date the notice is deposited in the mail or personally delivered, whichever occurs first.

(10) As an option to mailing the full notice of application, the city may issue a post card notice of application to adjacent property owners as long as the post card includes the website address where detailed information on the project is available for viewing. (Ord. 1499 § 6 (Exh. F), 2021).