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Public Notification 40 Most local governments have standard public notification requirements contained'in their zoning regulations. As part of the discretionary review process, public notice is required to be provided to all property owners located within a given radius of the project site (a 300 foot radius is typical). In addition, most jurisdictions require the posting of a public notice at designated public sites (such as City Hall or libraries), publishing a public notice in a paper of general circulation, and/or posting a notice on the project.site. Public notice is usually required only for those projects which require a public hearing,and is not required for projects subject to administrative review. The intent of public notification is to give local citizens, organic tions, and other jurisdictions reasonable notice and opportunities for input into the permit review process. • For sites located adjacent to coastal regions, additional noticing requirements may be imposed by the state's California Coastal Act provisions. For jurisdictions without the approved Local Coastal Plans (LCPs), coastal development permits (another type of discretionary permit) are required to be forwarded to the California Coastal Commission for approval, which requires that public notice is provided to renters, as well as property owners, within a specified radius of the project site. • Time Limitation Some jurisdictions have determined it appropriate to place time limitations on discretionary permits for wireless communications facilities. Time limits are typically an issue because of concerns about the facilities' perceived ,effects on health (given inconclusive.health studies), and because of the unknown impact of future technology on the wireless communications industry. For example, the City of Chula Vista includes conditions that require subsequent discretionary review, and which enable the City to modify or add conditions of approval, or to revoke.a permit. One condition, that relates to EMF health concerns, requires the submittal of a report which.,provides quantified EMF field measurements and compares those measurements to current ANSI standards. If the project does not meet ANSI standards, the discretionary permit may be modified or revoked. Chula Vista also includes another condition that reserves the right of the City to add, modify, or delete conditions after the approval of a permit in order to "advance a legitimate governmental interest relate to_health,-safetyor welfare,." Plior_to-exercising--that-r-ight, the-City woul• • •uired-to— notify the permittee in advance and would not be allowed to impose "a substantial e . nse or deprive the permittee of a substantial revenue source." • 28