When a change in the zoning classification of a piece of property is requested, the applicant shall provide to the Zoning Administrator a list of names and addresses, as obtained from the county tax listings and tax abstract, of all adjacent property owners and all owners of property within the area under consideration for rezoning along with one set of business (#10) envelopes stamped with a first class stamp and addressed to each person on the list. These addressed envelopes and the list shall be submitted at least eight work days prior to the public hearing. The Zoning Administrator shall then mail notices of the public hearing to each person on the list and shall certify that fact to the Board of Aldermen. Such certification shall be deemed conclusive in the absence of fraud. A second set of identically prepared envelopes shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator if the Planning Board recommends denial of the request and the applicant wishes to appeal to the Board of Aldermen. This second set shall be submitted at least eight work days prior to the meeting at which the Board of Aldermen is to review the request and shall be handled in the same way by the Zoning Administrator.
(G.S. § 160A-384) (Ord. passed 11-2-2011; Ord. passed 7-1-2021)