(A) The Commission must hold at least 1 public hearing on the application.
(1) Once a completed application, including the appropriate filing fee, has been filed and accepted by the City Recorder, then the City Planner will schedule a public hearing to be held by the Commission.
(2) Notice of the public hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(3) Written notice of the public hearing regarding the application must be mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the property, not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date.
(4) Written notice of the public hearing regarding the application must be mailed to Washington County and the County Community Planning Organization (CPO 14) not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date.
(B) Within 45 days following the public hearing, unless a continuance is announced, the Commission must make specific findings of fact in accordance with the review criteria set forth in § 30.02. Based on the findings, the Commission must render a decision that either recommends that the application be approved and submitted to the voters at the next available election, as per § 30.05, or denied.
(1) If the Commission recommends that the application be granted and set for election, the Commission must transmit to the Council a copy of the application, a scale drawing of the site, the minutes of the public hearing, the decision and findings of the Commission, and any other materials deemed necessary for the Council to make a decision.
(2) If the Commission recommends that the application be denied, no further proceedings are to be held by either the Commission or the Council, unless the applicant, the owner, or any other party who has participated in the public hearing, either in person or in writing, files an appeal within 14 days of the Commission’s decision.
(C) Upon receipt of the Commission’s decision to recommend approval, the Council must either:
(1) Approve the annexation, based on the material in the record and the findings adopted by the Commission and then if approved by the Council, and set the matter for election; or
(2) Call for a public hearing on the application subject to the following notice requirements.
(a) Notice of the public hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not less than 5 days nor more than 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(b) Written notice of the public hearing regarding the application must be mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the property, not less than 20 days prior to the hearing.
(c) Written notice of the public hearing regarding the application must be mailed to Washington County and the County Community Planning Organization (CPO 14) not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date.
(D) If an appeal is filed, the Council must hold a public hearing following the procedures set forth in § 151.176.
(Ord. 102500, passed 10-25-2000)