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Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, whenever this division requires notice to be published, posted, or mailed, the notice shall be published, posted, or mailed as provided in this chapter. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, whenever this division requires notice to be given that notice shall also be given in electronic format on a website provided by the commission, to the extent that the commission maintains a website.

Notice authorized or required to be given by publication, posting, or mailing shall be given by the clerk or executive officer and shall contain all matters required by any particular provision of this division. If any ordinance, resolution, or order of any legislative body or the commission gives notice and contains all matters required to be contained in any notice, the clerk or executive officer may cause a copy of that ordinance, resolution, or order to be published, posted, or mailed, in which case no other notice need be given by the clerk or executive officer.

Whenever any notice is required to be given and the duty of giving that notice is not specifically enjoined upon some officer, agency, or person, the clerk or executive officer, as the case may be, shall give notice or cause that notice to be given.

Notice required to be published shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within each affected county, affected city, or affected district. If any newspaper is a newspaper of general circulation in two or more affected cities or affected districts, publication in that newspaper shall be sufficient publication for all those affected cities or affected districts. If there are two or more affected counties, publication shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each of the affected counties.

If the published notice is a notice of a hearing, publication of the notice shall be commenced at least 21 days prior to the date specified in the notice for the hearing.

Except as otherwise provided in this division, mailed notice shall be sent first class and deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mails and shall be deemed to have been given when so deposited.

If the mailed notice is notice of a hearing, the notice shall be mailed at least 21 days prior to the date specified in the notice for hearing.

When mailed notice is required to be given to:
  (a) A county, city, or district, it shall be addressed to the clerk of the county, city, or district.
  (b) A commission, it shall be addressed to the executive officer.
  (c) Proponents, it shall be addressed to the persons so designated in the petition at the address specified in the petition.
  (d) Landowners, it shall be addressed to each person to whom land is assessed, as shown upon the most recent assessment roll being prepared by the county at the time the proponent adopts a resolution of application pursuant to Section 56654 or files a notice of intention to circulate a petition with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56700.4, at the address shown upon the assessment roll and to all landowners within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the property that is the subject of the hearing at least 21 days prior to the hearing. This requirement may be waived if proof satisfactory to the commission is presented that shows that individual notices to landowners have already been provided by the initiating agency. Notice also shall be either posted or published in accordance with Section 56153 in a newspaper of general circulation that is circulated within the affected territory 21 days prior to the hearing.
  (e) Persons requesting special notice, it shall be addressed to each person who has filed a written request for special notice with the executive officer or clerk at the mailing address specified in the request.
  (f) To all registered voters within the affected territory, to the address as shown on the most recent index of affidavits prepared by the county elections official at the time the proponent adopts a resolution of application pursuant to Section 56654 or files a notice of intention to circulate a petition with the executive officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56700.4 and to all registered voters within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the property that is the subject of the hearing at least 21 days prior to the hearing. This requirement may be waived if proof satisfactory to the commission is presented that shows that individual notices to registered voters have already been provided by the initiating agency. Notice shall also either be posted or published in accordance with Section 56153 in a newspaper of general circulation that is circulated within the affected territory 21 days prior to the hearing.
  (g) Pursuant to subdivisions (d) and (f), if a landowner or landowners and registered voter or voters are the same individual or individuals, only one notice is required to be mailed.
  (h) If the total number of notices required to be mailed in accordance with subdivisions (d) and (f) exceeds 1,000, then notice may instead be provided by publishing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in a newspaper, as specified in Section 56153, at least 21 days prior to the hearing.

Notice required to be posted shall be posted on or near the doors of the meeting room of the legislative body or commission or upon any official bulletin board used for the purpose of posting public notices by, or pertaining to, the legislative body or commission.

Posted notice shall remain posted for not less than five days. If the posted notice is notice of a hearing, posting shall be commenced at least 21 days prior to the date specified in the notice for hearing and shall continue to the time of the hearing.

The failure of any person or entity to receive notice given pursuant to this division shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate any action taken for which the notice was given.