A. Application shall be submitted by the owner of the property requiring such a permit. The application shall contain such information as required by the commission under section 8-9-5 of this chapter and shall be made to the building department. The building inspector shall carry out initial review and shall then forward application to the commission as deemed necessary. The building inspector may deny the application or approve and issue permits without submission to the commission.
B. The commission shall hold a public hearing as deemed necessary concerning the application; provided, that the hearing shall be set within forty five (45) days after receipt of the required information. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be given at least fifteen (15) days prior to such hearing by one publication in the official newspaper of the city and by written notice by first class mail of such hearing to the applicant and all property owners within three hundred feet (300') of such property.
C. Within fifteen (15) days following completion of such hearing, the commission shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application for a permit using the guidelines set forth in section 8-9-6 of this chapter. All decisions of the commission shall be in writing and include findings of fact and conclusions of law and a copy shall be sent to the applicant by first class mail and a copy transmitted to the building department of the city, which department shall issue any permit approved by the commission.
D. Any applicant aggrieved by a determination of the commission may appeal to the city council.
E. The commission may approve an application for a permit in any case where failure to issue such permit would result in extreme hardship to the applicant. (Ord. 157, 10-24-1989; amd. Ord. 391, 5-8-2001)