(A) Upon receipt of one final application and 14 copies of all applicable attachments including proof of drainage approval by the City Engineer, the Plan Director shall set a date for public hearing before the Plan Commission. Said information must be submitted at least 20 days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Plan Commission.
(B) The Plan Director shall have prepared a notice of public hearing to the two most widely distributed newspapers in the city which shall run one time only. The legal notice shall appear in the newspaper ten days prior to the date of the public hearing, and the cost of the notice shall be borne by the petitioner. A proof of publication shall be retained by the Plan Director.
(C) A notice of public hearing shall be sent by the petitioner at the petitioner's expense.
(1) The notice of public hearing shall be sent to all properties adjoining the subject site, excluding roads, streams and the like (i.e. includes properties across the street or on the other side of a stream).
(2) Names and addresses of these property owners shall be submitted at the time of filing for a subdivision plat.
(3) The notices shall be sent at least ten days before the date of the public hearing. The property owners shall be notified by certified mail with return receipts requested.
(4) Proofs of publication, receipts of mailing, or proofs of mailing shall be submitted to the Plan Director three days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(D) Legal notices shall include the following:
(1) The general location of the proposed subdivision and a legal description of the land contained therein.
(2) That the project plans are available for examination at the office of the Kokomo Plan Commission.
(3) That a public hearing will be held giving the date, place, and hour of the hearing.
(4) Written comments on the plat will be accepted prior to the public hearing and may be submitted to the Plan Director for the Plan Commission.
(E) In addition, a public hearing notice shall be posted by the petitioner in a conspicuous place on the subject property at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice signs will be provided by the City.
(F) Legal notices shall comply with IC 5-3-1.
(Ord. 6405, passed 4-10-06)