A. Hearings: For those applications for which a hearing examiner may be utilized, the hearings examiner, if utilized, shall hold a hearing within ninety (90) days after an application has been submitted to the director.
1. Prior to the public hearing, public notice shall be provided as set forth in section 8-7A-5 of this article.
B. Decision: The hearing examiner may continue the hearing if it determines in its discretion that additional hearings are necessary. The hearing examiner, however, must issue a decision or recommendation, as is applicable, no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the application was submitted to the director. Failure of the hearing examiner to issue a decision or recommendation within the time periods allowed in this section shall be deemed a denial or a recommendation of denial of the application.
C. Conditions Of Approval: The hearings examiner may require conditions of approval that he or she deems necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and/or to prevent undue adverse impacts on surrounding properties.
D. Decision: The hearings examiner shall provide the applicant a written decision in accordance with Idaho Code sections 67-6520 and 67-6535 stating the reasons for the decision. Conditions of approval, if any, shall be attached to the written decision. (Ord. 490, 4-9-2003; amd. Ord. 683, 1-23-2008; amd. Ord. 738, 2-23-2010)