(A) A public hearing shall be held within 45 days of receipt of a completed application.
(B) The City Clerk shall mail to each addressee on the list, furnished by the applicant, a copy of the notice of the time and place of the hearing at least 15 days before the date set for the hearing. Failure to mail such notice to every property owner due to clerical omissions shall not affect the validity of any hearing or decision.
(C) The City Clerk shall have a copy of the notice published at least one time in the official newspaper of the city. The publication of the notice shall be at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.
(D) The notice of the hearing which is mailed and published shall contain:
(1) The time and place of hearing;
(2) A brief description of the land that is the subject of the matter to be heard;
(3) The purpose of the hearing and the use of the land that is sought; and
(4) Any other information that is necessary or desirable in the public interest.
(E) The Commission shall hear all persons interested in the matter. The applicant shall offer competent evidence in support of his or her application, sufficient to enable the Commission to consider the matter and to make findings on the subject. The applicant has the burden of presenting all necessary and relevant information and evidence in support of his or her application.
(F) In any public hearing on a variance application, the presiding officer may order the hearing to be continued up to 30 days at the same place, in which case no further published notice shall be required.
(G) No variance shall remain valid for a period of time greater than one year following the granting of such variance unless work pursuant to the variance has commenced.
(Ord. 56, passed 11-1-1999)