(a) The purpose of a public meeting is for the applicant to provide information to the affected community about MSDs and the application and to obtain input on the application prior to a formal hearing before the city council.
(b) The public meeting will be held in the evening at a location convenient to the affected community.
(c) The applicant or applicant’s representative must appear at the public meeting. If the applicant fails to appear at the public meeting either in person or by representative, the application shall be deemed withdrawn and the application fee forfeited.
(d) The director will be responsible for the conduct of the meeting. He or she will give the applicant or the applicant’s representative the opportunity to present its reasons for requesting an MSD, and will give members of the affected community the opportunity to ask the applicant questions or make oral comments on the application.
(e) The director will make a tape recording of the public meeting available for the public.
(Ord. 16259, § 2, passed 1-11-2005)