The chief engineer or any affected person may petition for an amendment to this title, and shall initiate such a proceeding by filing with the board a proper and complete petition for such change on the form or forms provided by the board.
A. Staff Report. Upon receipt of such petitions, the chief engineer, with the assistance, advice and counsel of the flood control district advisory committee shall make a study and report the findings to the board. The report shall be made available to the applicant and other interested parties at least thirty days before the date of any public hearing for the respective petition.
B. Board Action. Upon receipt of the chief engineer report and recommendation, the board shall hold a public hearing thereon at which the petitioner and other parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. At least thirty days prior to the hearing, a notice of the time and place of hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area of jurisdiction of the Board; or, if no newspaper of general circulation is regularly published within the area of jurisdiction, a newspaper of general circulation regularly published nearest the area of jurisdiction.
C. A notice of any hearing, accompanied by a copy of each of the proposed amendments, shall be furnished to the director of the ADWR at least thirty days prior to the date of such hearing. A copy of any amendment adopted by the board shall, within five days thereafter, be file with the director of the ADWR.
(Ord. 2010-FC5 § 1 (part), 2010; Ord. 2005 FC-2 § 2 (part), 2005; Ord. 1999 FC-1 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 1988 FC-2 A18 (B), 1988)