A. A public hearing before the planning commission is required for consideration on applications for zoning amendments. Upon receipt of an application the planning commission shall set a date for public hearing not less than twenty (20) days nor more than sixty (60) days from the date of filing with the city clerk.
B. Public notice for consideration of a zoning amendment before the planning commission as herein provided shall require the following notice:
1. At least fifteen (15) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be placed for publication by the city clerk in an official paper or a paper of general circulation in the municipality.
2. At least twenty (20) days prior to the public hearing, the city clerk shall mail written notice to all owners of property within a three hundred foot (300') radius of the exterior boundary of the subject property being considered for rezoning. The notice shall contain: a) legal description of the property and the street address or approximate location in city; b) present zoning and classification of the property and the classification sought by the applicant; and c) date, time and place of the public hearing.
3. At least twenty (20) days prior to the public hearing, a sign shall be placed by the applicant on the subject property affected by the zoning application with lettering of sufficient size to be clearly visible and legible from the nearest public street or streets to which the subject property adjoins or faces. Such signs shall contain information giving date, time and place of public hearing and before whom the public hearing shall be conducted; and shall indicate the present zoning and classification of the property and the classification sought by the applicant. (1986 Code)