§ 157.188 PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE.
   No amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal shall become effective until after a public hearing by the County Commissioners in relation thereto at which parties in interest and citizens shall have the opportunity to be heard, and of which a complete record shall be kept. Notice shall be given as follows:
   (A)   At least 14 days prior to the date fixed for public hearing, a notice containing the name of the applicant, if any; the date, time and place of the hearing; and the general nature of the hearing shall be published in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the county.
   (B)   When such hearing concerns a zoning map change, a notice of pending action containing the same information as specified in division (A) above, shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property involved, such posting to occur at least 14 days prior to the date fixed for public hearing.
   (C)   When such hearing concerns a zoning map change, written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be sent by certified mail to the applicant, if any, and to the owners of property contiguous to or opposite the property affected.
   (D)   At the discretion of the County Commissioners, written notice of the hearing may be sent to other interested persons, organizations or agencies.
   (E)   The authority conferred by § 4.01(b) in Article 66B for imposing conditions or reserving the power to grant subsequent approval in conjunction with zoning or rezoning of land may be exercised by the County Commissioners as follows:
      (1)   Whenever it is contemplated to exercise such authority, the notice of the public hearing, given pursuant to divisions (A) through (D) above, shall also give adequate notice of the conditions sought to be imposed or the powers to be reserved.
      (2)   If, following the public hearing, it is decided to exercise such authority, the County Commissioners shall give written notice of the proposed conditions or reservations to all persons who are parties to the matter and to each other person who requests, in writing, receipt of such notice.
      (3)   The County Commissioners shall provide not less than 14 days from the date of such notice for receiving comments before such conditions or reservations shall take effect.
(Ord. —, passed 5-13-1997; Am. Ord. —, passed 8-8-2000; Am. Ord. —, passed 4-30-2002)