(a) Notice of the public meeting and the public hearing on an MSD application may be combined and must include the date, time and location of the two events, the identity of the applicant, the location and legal description of the property for which the MSD is sought, the purpose of the MSD, the type of contamination identified in the groundwater of the property for which the MSD is sought, and a statement that a copy of the application is available for public viewing at a specified Fort Worth Public Library facility. Notice will be made as follows:
(1) The director will provide published notice of a public meeting and a public hearing for a proposed MSD by means of a legal advertisement appearing in the official newspaper of the city, or a paper of general circulation, not less than 15 days before the public meeting;
(2) The director will provide posted notice of a public meeting and a public hearing by requesting that the city secretary post the notice at city hall, in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, not less than 15 days before the public meeting; and
(3) The director will serve written notice of a public meeting and a public hearing for a proposed MSD not less than 15 days before the date set for the public meeting. Such notice shall be deemed served when it is deposited, properly addressed and regular postage paid, in the United States mail. Notice will be served to:
a. The applicant;
b. The list provided by applicant of owners of real property lying within one-half mile of the subject property, as the ownership appears on the last approved city tax roll;
c. The list provided by applicant of persons who own private registered water wells within five miles of the subject property;
d. The list provided by applicant of each retail public utility that owns or operates a groundwater supply well located not more than five miles from the property for which the MSD is sought; and
e. The list provided by applicant of each municipality with a boundary located not more than one-half mile from the property for which the MSD is sought or that owns or operates a groundwater supply well located not more than five miles from the property for which the MSD is sought.
(b) The director will direct the erection of at least one sign upon the property for which an MSD has been requested. Where possible such sign or signs must be located in a conspicuous place or places upon such property at a point or points nearest any right-of-way, street, roadway or public thoroughfare adjacent to such property. Such sign(s) must be so erected not less than 15 days before the date set for the public meeting. Any such sign(s) will be removed subsequent to final action by the city council on the MSD application. The sign(s) must state that an MSD has been requested for the site and that additional information can be acquired by telephoning the number listed thereon or visiting the web site address listed thereon. The erection and/or the continued maintenance of any such sign shall not be deemed a condition precedent to the holding of any public meeting or public hearing or to any official action concerning the MSD application.
(c) The director will send a copy of the application to the Fort Worth Public Library facility located nearest to the property that is the subject of the application, and request that it be displayed for public review. The librarian for the facility will display the application in a publicly accessible area of the library until at least the completion of city council action on the application, or the withdrawal of the application by applicant.
(Ord. 16259, § 2, passed 1-11-2005)