(A) Notice of public hearing before the Board of Adjustment shall normally be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the city at least 15 days prior to the hearing.
(B) Notice shall also be given by mailing written notice by the Clerk or Secretary of the Board of Adjustment, at least 20 days before the hearing, to the applicant and to all owners of property within a 300- foot radius of the exterior bound of the subject property, the radius to be extended by increments of 100 linear feet, until the list of property owners includes not less than 15 individual property owners of 15 separate parcels of land or until a maximum radius of 1,000 feet has been reached.
(C) Mailing shall be accomplished at least 20 days prior to the hearing. The notice shall contain:
(1) Legal description of the property and the street address or approximate location in the city;
(2) Present zoning classification of the property and the nature of variance or special exception requested;
(3) The date, time and place of the hearing; and
(4) A map of the area affected, indicating street names, landmarks and the like.
(D) A copy of the published notice may be mailed in lieu of written notice.
(E) On hearings involving minor variances or special exceptions, notice shall be given by the Board of Adjustment by mailing written notice, to all owners of property adjacent to the subject property, at least ten days prior to the hearing. The notice shall include the same facts required hereinabove. The Board of Adjustment shall set fort in its statement of policy what constitutes a minor variance or special exception, the policy being subject to approval or amendment by motion of the City Council.
(F) When notice by mail to neighboring property owners is required by this chapter, listing of the neighboring property owners shall be submitted by the applicant and from the current records of the County Clerk. The required listing of neighboring property owners shall be certified as true and correct by the applicant or by a bonded abstractor. The listings of neighboring property owners shall also include complete mailing addresses, including zip codes, and legal descriptions.
(2002 Code, § 154.112) (Ord. 486, passed 5-12-2003)