No permit shall be granted under the provisions of Sections 1147.03 and 1147.04 until notice has been given to adjacent property owners, within 200 feet, by the Board of Zoning Appeals who may hold a hearing on the permit. Such notice may be in the form of printed handbills, or their equivalent, not less than ten in number, posted in conspicuous places in the immediate area affected. The notice shall state the nature of the application, quote the section of the ordinance governing the application, state the manner in which protest may be made, and designate the time and place the application will be heard.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall hold a public hearing if a written protest signed by a majority of the property owners within 200 feet of the boundary line of the property is filed with the Clerk of Council within five days after the posting of the notice. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall, within ten days after the posting of the notice, hold a public hearing on the application and the protest; if no such protest is filed with the Clerk of Council within five days after the posting of the notice, the Planning Commission may, in its sound discretion, direct the issuance of the permit.
(Ord. 4702. Passed 8-21-56.)