(A) Application under the provisions of this section shall be made to the City Council. Upon receipt of any application, the City Council shall set a time and place for a public hearing before the Board on the application.
(B) Written notice of the public hearing shall be sent to all property owners or residents within 300 feet of the property. The public hearing shall be given not more than 30 days, nor less than ten days, in advance by publishing a notice in the official newspaper of the area. The notice shall describe the particular variance and shall contain a description. Assessor tax records and street addresses shall be deemed sufficient for location or certification of ownership of the adjacent properties.
(C) (1) The Council shall make its decision upon the application within ten days of the public hearing. In recommending any adjustment or variance under the provisions of this section, the Council shall designate the conditions in connection as will, in its opinion, secure substantially the objectives of the chapter, regulation or provision to which the adjustment of variance is granted.
(2) The applicant for a variance which, in the opinion of the Board of Adjustments, may result in a material adverse effect on the environment, may be required to demonstrate the nature and extent of the effect.
(2001 Code, § 11.17)