A. Upon receipt by the Zoning Administrator of the application for variation that has been duly filed, the Zoning Administrator shall assign the case and/or docket number to the petition and shall maintain a file for such petition, which file shall be open to the public for inspection during regular business hours. All documents pertinent to the case (application, legal notice, evidence, exhibits, transcript or record of proceedings, etc.) shall be placed in said file by the Zoning Administrator.
B. Not more than thirty (30) days nor less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing on which the application for variation is to be considered, the Village Clerk shall cause notice thereof to be published in one (1) or more newspapers published in the Village of Mettawa, or, if no newspaper is published within the Village of Mettawa, then in one (1) or more newspapers with a general circulation within the Village of Mettawa; and within the same period of time, the petitioner shall send such notice by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the owners of all real property within one thousand (1,000) feet of the subject property, and shall furnish the Village Clerk proof of receipt of such mailing prior to the date of the hearing.
C. The notice herein required shall contain:
1. The legal description of the subject property for which the variation is requested;
2. The address of the subject property for which the variation is requested;
3. A brief statement of the nature of the requested variation;
4. The name(s) and address(es) of the legal and/or beneficial owners(s) of the property for which the variation is requested;
5. The name(s) and address(es) of the petitioner(s);
6. The name of the legal representative of the petitioner, if any; and
7. A statement of the date, time and place of the hearing for which the notice is being given.
D. With respect to the mailing of notice to all property owners within one thousand (1,000) feet of the subject property, if the owner of any property on which notice is to be served cannot be found at his last known address, the notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied.
E. Any party in interest may appear and be heard at the hearing held pursuant to any such application for variation, and such appearance may be made in person, by agent (if a corporation), or by attorney.
(Ord. 397, passed 5-12-99; Am. Ord. 484, passed 4-16-2002; Am. Ord. 688, passed 5-17-2011)