(a) Hearing. The Board shall hold a public hearing on an application for home occupation permit within 35 working days from receipt of the application.
(1) Notice of the hearing on an application for a home occupation shall be given by publishing the notice, in a newspaper of general circulation of the City at least ten days before the day of the hearing. Written notice of the hearing, shall be mailed by first class mail, at least ten days before the date of the hearing, to all abutting property owners. The notice shall set forth the time and place of the public hearing, and the nature of the proposed home occupation.
(2) Upon the day for hearing an application, the Board may adjourn the hearing in order to permit the obtaining of additional information, or to cause further notice as it deems proper to be served upon other property owners as it decides may be substantially interested in the application. In the case of an adjourned hearing, persons previously notified and persons already heard need not be notified of the time of resumption of the hearing, unless the Board so decides.
(b) Within 30 days after the public hearing, the Board shall either approve, approve with supplementary conditions, or deny the request for a home occupation.
(1) A certified copy of the Board's decision shall be transmitted to all parties in interest. The decision shall be binding upon the Zoning Inspector and observed by the Inspector and the terms and conditions of the decision shall be incorporated in the permit to the applicant or appellant, whenever a permit is authorized by the Board.
(2) A decision of the Board shall not become final until the expiration of five days from the date the decision is made, unless the Board shall find that the immediate taking effect of the decision is necessary for the preservation of property or personal rights, and shall so certify on the record.