(A) Any person has the right to file a written comment concerning the appropriateness of the proposed facility, or its compliance with the requirements of § 39.2 of the Act, with the Village Clerk, at any time after the filing of a petition and within the time limitation provided in division (D) below.
(B) (1) On behalf of the Village Board, the Village Clerk shall receive written comment from any person concerning the appropriateness of the proposed site.
(2) Upon receipt of any such written comment, the Village Clerk shall date stamp same, and shall file it with the postmarked envelope in which it was received.
(C) Copies of such written comments shall be made available for public inspection in the offices of the Village Clerk, and members of the public shall be allowed to obtain a copy of any written comment upon payment of its actual cost of reproduction.
(D) (1) Any written comment received by the Village Clerk or postmarked not later than 30 days after the date of the last public hearing shall be made part of the record at the public hearing, as hereinafter described, and the Village Board shall consider any such timely written comments in making its final determination concerning the petition.
(2) In the event that the thirtieth day falls on a Sunday or a federal holiday, the next day on which mail is delivered shall be considered the thirtieth day for purposes of this division (D).
(E) (1) Any person has the right to provide oral, unsworn comment during the course of the public hearing, upon reasonable notice to the Hearing Officer that the person desires to provide such comment.
(2) This type of comment, since it is not provided under oath, is not subject to cross-examination.
(Ord. 2003-07-43, passed 7-21-2003)