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(1) The applicant shall conduct at least one neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed EPF development. The meeting shall be held at least 30 days before submitting the EPF determination application pursuant to SCC 30.42D.030.

(2) The purpose of the neighborhood meeting is to:

(a) Ensure that an applicant pursues early public participation in conjunction with and prior to the application, giving the applicant an opportunity to understand and mitigate any impacts that the proposed development might have; and

(b) Ensure that neighborhood residents, tribes, cities, towns, special purpose districts, fire and police agencies, water and sewer providers, federal, state and local governments and business owners have an opportunity at an early stage to learn about how the proposed development might affect them and to work with the applicant to resolve concerns prior to submitting an application.

(3) The applicant is responsible for notifying, facilitating and summarizing the neighborhood meeting pursuant to the following requirements:

(a) Public notice for the neighborhood meeting shall include:

(i) Date, start time, and location of the meeting;

(ii) Proposed development name;

(iii) Map showing the location of the proposed development and the location of the meeting;

(iv) Description of proposed development; and

(v) Name, address and phone number of the applicant or representative of the applicant to contact for additional information.

(b) The public notice must be mailed to the department at least 10 days prior to the neighborhood meeting. The public notice also shall, at a minimum, be mailed to:

(i) Each taxpayer of record and each known site address within 1,000 feet of any portion of the boundary of the property on which the EPF is proposed to be located and any contiguous property owned by the applicant;

(ii) Any city or town whose boundaries are within one mile of the property on which the EPF is proposed to be located and any contiguous property owned by the applicant; and

(iii) Any affected special purpose districts, fire and police agencies, water and sewer providers, federal, state and local governments.

(c) The department, upon request, shall provide the applicant with necessary names and addresses or mailing labels. The applicant shall reimburse the department for any costs associated with this request consistent with department procedures.

(d) The neighborhood meeting shall be held at a location accessible to the public and within a reasonable distance from the boundary of the proposed development.

(e) At a minimum the applicant shall provide at the neighborhood meeting:

(i) Conceptual graphic presentation depicting the layout and design of the proposed development;

(ii) Size of the proposed development;

(iii) The proposed uses including the square footage;

(iv) Project narrative and description;

(v) Site plan;

(vi) Potential expansion areas; and

(vii) Potential impacts and how those impacts will be addressed by the applicant.

(f) The applicant shall prepare a written summary of the neighborhood meeting to be included with the EPF determination notice required in SCC 30.42D.030, including:

(i) A copy of the notice of the neighborhood meeting along with a list of persons to whom it was mailed;

(ii) A signed affidavit listing the persons who attended the meeting and their addresses if provided; and

(iii) A signed affidavit providing a summary of concerns, issues, problems and mitigation expressed during the neighborhood meeting.

(4) County staff is not required to attend the neighborhood meeting.

(5) If no one attends the meeting within 30 minutes of the start time indicated on the notice provided under this section, the applicant shall have satisfied the requirements of this section. (Added by Ord. 13-067, Sept. 25, 2013, Eff date Oct. 11, 2013).