(A) In cases of requests for variances, conditional use permits or amendments to these regulations, the Planning and Zoning Board shall conduct 1 or more public hearings. The applicant or their authorized representative shall be present at the hearing(s).
(B) Public notice of such hearing or hearings shall be published at least once not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days before the hearing in a newspaper published within the city. The notice shall contain the date, time and place of the hearing, the street address or common description of the property involved, the legal description of the property involved, and a brief description of the purpose of the hearing.
(C) Not less than 15 days before such a hearing, a copy of the public notice described above shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to every owner of property adjacent to the property under consideration for a variance, conditional use permit, or ordinance amendment.
(D) The Planning and Zoning Board shall submit in writing to the City Council a summary of the testimony and its findings of fact received at the public hearing, a record of the Board's vote, and a statement of the Board's recommendations concerning the desired variance.
(E) The Planning and Zoning Board shall submit in writing to the City Council, a report of its findings as to the compliance of the proposed conditional use with standards specified in these regulations and giving its recommendations for action to be taken by the City Council.
(F) The Planning and Zoning Board shall submit in writing to the City Council, a summary of the testimony and findings of fact received at the public hearing, a record of the Board’s vote, and a statement of the Board’s recommendations concerning the proposed amendment.
(Am. Ord. 2014-36, passed 9-8-2014)