A hearing shall be conducted as follows:
A. Explanation Of Purpose: The hearings body shall explain the purpose of the hearing and announce the order of the proceedings, including reasonable time limits on presentations by parties.
B. Statement: A statement by the hearings body regarding pre-hearing contacts, bias, prejudice or personal interest shall be made.
C. Facts Received Outside Of Hearing: Any facts received, noticed or recognized outside of the hearing shall be stated for the record.
D. Challenges: Challenges to the hearings body's qualifications to hear the matter shall be stated and challenges entertained.
E. Applicable Substantive Criteria: The hearings body shall list applicable substantive criteria, explain that testimony and evidence must be directed toward that criteria or other criteria in the Comprehensive Plan or land use regulations that the person believes to apply to the decision, and that failure to address an issue with sufficient specificity to afford the decision-maker and the parties an opportunity to respond precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue.
F. Order Of Presentation:
1. Open the hearing.
2. Staff report.
3. Proponent's presentation.
4. Opponent's presentation.
5. Proponent's rebuttal. (Ord. 86, 12-7-1993)
6. Staff comment.
7. Questions from or to the Chair may be entertained at any time at the hearings body's discretion.
8. Close the hearing. (Ord. 86, 12-7-1993; amd. Ord. 218, 1-30-2019)
G. Record Available: The record shall be available for public review at the hearing. (Ord. 86, 12-7-1993)