Upon receipt of an application for rezoning, special conditional use, or to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the following notification process shall be followed:
(A) The Township Clerk shall publish at least one notice of the request in a newspaper of general circulation in the township not less than 15 days before the date of the public hearing.
(B) Notice shall be sent by first-class mail to the owners of property for which approval is be considered not less than 15 days before the date of the public hearing.
(C) Notice shall be sent by first-class mail to all persons to whom real property is assessed within 300 feet of the property and to the occupants of all structures within 300 feet of the property regardless of whether the property or occupant is located in the zoning jurisdiction not less than 15 days before the date of the public hearing.
(D) If the name of the occupant is not known, the term “occupant” may be used in making notification under this division.
(D) The notice shall do all of the following:
(1) Describe the nature of the request.
(2) Indicated the property that is the subject of the request.
(3) The notice shall include a listing of all existing street addresses within the property. Street addresses do not need to be created and listed if no such addresses currently exist within the property. If there are no street addresses, other means of identification may be used.
(4) State when and where the request will be considered.
(5) Indicated when and where written comments will be received concerning the request.
(Ord. 425, passed - -)