1127.06 HEARINGS.

   (a)   The Board of Zoning Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of an application or an appeal, give at least ten days' public notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and at least ten days' notice to parties having proprietary interest in land in Dover within 200 feet, and decide upon the application or the appeal within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Each application or notice of appeal shall be accompanied by the fee herein specified. At this hearing, any party may appear in person or by attorney.

   (b)    The hearings of the Board should be public and subject to the open meetings law set forth in Chapter 107 of the Administrative Code.

   (c)    Upon the day for hearing any application or appeal, the Board may adjourn the hearing in order to permit the obtaining of additional information or to cause such further notice as it deems proper to be served upon such other property owners as it decides may be substantially interested in such application or appeal. In the case of an adjourned hearing, persons previously notified and persons already heard need not be notified of the time of resumption of such hearing unless the Board so decides.

(Ord. 19-13. Passed 4-15-13.)