A. Notice: The administrator shall mail to each addressee on the list furnished by the applicant pursuant to subsection 17.12.020B10 of this chapter, a copy of the notice of the time and place of the hearing at least fifteen (15) days before the date set for the hearing. When notice is required to two hundred (200) or more property owners or purchasers of record, alternate forms of notice may be provided in lieu of mailed notice. Sufficient notice shall be deemed to have been provided if the city provides notice through a display advertisement at least four inches (4") by two (2) columns in size in the official newspaper of the city at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date, in addition to site posting on all external boundaries of the site.
B. Publication: The administrator shall have a copy of the notice published at least one time in the official newspaper of the city. The publication of the notice shall be at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.
C. Contents: The notice of the hearing which is mailed and published shall contain:
1. The time and place of hearing.
2. A brief description of the land which is the subject of the matter to be heard.
3. The purpose of the hearing and the use of the land which is sought.
4. Any other information which is necessary or desirable in the public interest.
D. Conduct Of Hearing: The commission or hearing examiner shall hear all persons interested in the matter. The applicant shall offer competent evidence in support of the application, sufficient to enable the commission or hearing examiner to consider the matter and to make findings on the subject. The applicant has the burden of presenting all necessary and relevant information and evidence in support of his application.
E. Continuation: In any public hearing on a variance application, the presiding officer may order the hearing to be continued; in which case no further published notice shall be required.
F. Time Limit: No variance shall remain valid for a period of time greater than one year following the granting of such variance unless work pursuant to the variance has commenced. (Ord. 1191, 2015)