(A) Board of Appeals.
(1) The Board of Appeals shall hold a public hearing before making a decision on any appeal or other matter within its powers. Upon accepting an application for an appeal or other matter, the Zoning Administrator shall schedule the public hearing by the Board of Appeals. Appeals and applications filed in proper form shall be numbered serially, docketed and placed upon the calendar of the Board.
(B) The Board of Appeals shall make an on site inspection of the premises involved in the application for a special exception, variance, approval, or appeal.
(C) Public notice.
(1) Sign(s). For all special exception, variance, approval, and appeal applications the applicant shall erect a sign within 10 feet of each property line that abuts a public road. If the property does not abut a public road, a sign shall be placed in such a manner so that it may be most readily seen by the public. If the land lies within more than one block as shown on a plat recorded in the county land records, then a sign shall be erected on the land in each such block.
(a) The Zoning Administrator shall provide the required sign(s).
(b) The sign(s) shall be placed on the property within 3 days after acceptance of the application.
(c) The sign(s) shall be affixed to a rigid board, protected from the weather, and maintained at all times by the applicant until a decision has been made by the Board of Appeals.
(d) The applicant shall file an affidavit certifying that the sign(s) has been posted and maintained for the required time period.
(e) If any person removes or tampers with a posted sign during the above posting period, that person, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, as provided in § 1-19-2.220.
(2) Mail. All adjoining property owners, whether separated by streets, railroads, or other rights-of-way, shall be notified by the Zoning Administrator by mail, of the time, date, place, and nature of the public hearing.
(3) Newspaper. The Zoning Administrator shall cause to be published once a notice of the public hearing. This notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county not less than 15 days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(Ord. 77-1-78, §40-91(C), 1-24-1977; Ord. 79-19-145, 8-7-1979; Ord. 00-28-270, 9-7-2000; Ord. 02-21-317, 10-15-2002; Ord. 05-27-388, 10-25-2005; Ord. 08-26-502, 10-14-2008; Ord. 09-27-531, 11-3-2009; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)