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The commissioner of health shall conduct a public hearing to examine the impact on the community and compliance with the provisions of this chapter if: (1) any waste treatment or disposal facility for which an application to the zoning board of appeals for a special use permit is required under the Chicago Zoning Ordinance; or (2) the expansion or alteration of any such facility previously permitted as a special use for which an application to the zoning board of appeals for the modification of a special use permit is required under the Chicago Zoning Ordinance. Notice of the public hearing and procedures therein shall be as provided in regulations issued by the commissioner. The commissioner shall record the proceedings and consider the matters presented in the hearing in deciding whether to issue the permit required under this chapter for the proposed facility. The commissioner shall also prepare findings based on the matters presented in the hearing and forward the findings to the solid waste management review committee for its consideration.
(Prior code § 17-8.3; Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18322; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10978; Amend Coun. J. 8-3-94, p. 55153; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)