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A. Land Use Matters. When a land use matter involving an application has been set for public hearing, the Planning Department shall coordinate and assemble the comments and recommendations of other County departments, Land Use Advisory Commissions, and governmental agencies having an interest in the subject application and shall prepare a report to include a summary of the facts involved and the Planning Department's findings and recommendations. The Planning Department shall include, as an exhibit in its staff report, the recommendations of the Land Use Advisory Commissions and the minutes of the applicable Land Use Advisory Commission meeting which documents the basis for the Advisory Commission's recommendation. The Planning Department shall also make a specific recommendation to approve, deny, modify, or conditionally approve the subject application based upon the contents of the application, the Planning Department's staff's findings, the applicable comprehensive plan, and all other applicable plans or regulations adopted by the Council or Federal or State law.

B. Non Land Use Matters. When a non land use matter has been set for public hearing, the applicable department shall prepare a report to include a summary of the facts involved and the Department's recommendations.

C. Staff reports shall be filed with the Examiner, mailed to the applicant and appellant, and made available to the public at least five working days prior to the scheduled hearing. Copies shall be provided to the public upon request at the cost of reproduction.

D. If any person demonstrates to the Examiner that the staff report was not made available or mailed in a timely manner pursuant to subsection C above, and requests a continuance, the Hearing Examiner may continue the hearing or leave the official record open to a date certain. If no request is made, the right to raise the issue of untimeliness shall be waived.

E. This Section does not apply to administrative appeals. (See PCC 1.22.090)

(Ord. 2014-52s2 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 2004-78 § 1 (part), 2004; Ord. 96-19S § 4 (part), 1996; Ord. 94-112S § 1 (part), 1994; Ord. 90-154 § 1 (part), 1990; Res. 20489, 1978)