(A) The Zoning Administrator, upon receipt of the proper documents, shall set a date for public hearing before the Commission. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a notice of public hearing to be reviewed and then published. The ad must be published in the East Allen County Courier and in the two most read, local newspapers of general circulation and which shall run one time. The legal notice shall appear in the newspaper at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing, and the cost of the notice shall be charged to the developer. A proof of publication shall be retained by the Zoning Administrator.
(B) A notice of public hearing via certified, return-receipt mail to the property owners shall be sent by the petitioner at the expense of the petitioner to all property owners of record within 300 feet of the boundaries of the property to be subdivided ten full days prior to the date of the public hearing. An alternative method of notification would consist of an affidavit or proof of mailing in which the developer certifies that he has personally delivered the notice of public hearings to property owners and has obtained the signatures of each property owner to be notified. This affidavit shall be properly notarized.
(C) Legal notices shall include the following:
(1) The general location, in words and by map, of the proposed subdivision and a legal description of the land contained therein;
(2) That the primary plat is available for examination at the town office;
(3) That a public hearing will be held giving the date, place, and hour of the hearing; and
(4) Written comments on the plat will be accepted prior to the public hearing and may be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for the Plan Commission.
(D) Legal notices shall comply with I.C. 5-3-1.
(E) Proofs of publication, receipts of mailing, or proofs of mailing shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator two days prior to the date of the public hearing.
(F) Names and addresses of owners of property of record within 300 feet of the subdivision site shall be presented to the Zoning Administrator at the time the primary plat application is filed.
(Ord. passed - - )