(A) Prior to establishing or increasing of any impact fee, the City Council shall hold a public hearing, at which oral and written testimony may be given.
(B) Notice of the time and place of the public hearing, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, shall be published for a minimum of ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper regularly published at least once a week. The period of notice commences upon the first day of publication and terminates at the end of the tenth day.
(C) At least ten days prior to the public hearing, the city shall make available to the public data showing the amount, or the estimated amount of the impact fee and a summary of the basis for the calculation of the impact fee amount.
(D) Council action to establish or increase any impact fee shall be taken only by ordinance or resolution.
(E) Any costs incurred by the city in preparing for and conducting the public hearing shall be a city expense.
(Prior Code, § 150.59) (Ord. 06-O-1870, passed 8-2-2006)