(A) An amending ordinance that amends any of the provisions of this chapter may not be adopted until a public hearing has been held on such amending ordinance.
(B) The Land Use Administrator shall publish a notice of the public hearing on any ordinance that amends the provisions of this chapter, and said notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the area. The notice shall be published for the first time not less than ten days nor more than 25 days before the date of the hearing. In computing this period, the date of publication shall not be counted but the date of the hearing shall be counted.
(C) With respect to minor map amendments, the Land Use Administrator shall mail written notice of the public hearing to:
(1) The owners of record for tax purposes of all properties whose zoning classification is changed by the proposed amendment; and
(2) The owners of all properties any portion of which is within 150 feet of the property rezoned by the amendment.
(D) The Land Use Administrator shall also post notices of the public hearing in the vicinity of the property rezoned by the proposed amendment, and shall take any other action deemed by the town staff to be useful or appropriate to give notice of the public hearing.
(E) The notice required or authorized by this section shall:
(1) State the date, time, and place of the public hearing;
(2) Summarize the nature and character of the proposed change;
(3) If the proposed amendment involves a change in zoning district classification, then reasonably identify the property whose classification would be affected by the amendment;
(4) State that the full text of the amendment can be obtained from the Town Clerk; and
(5) State that substantial changes in the proposed amendment may be made following the public hearing.
(F) The Land Use Administrator and town staff shall make every reasonable effort to comply with the notice provisions set forth in this section; however, it is the Board of Commissioner’s intention that a failure to comply with any of the notice provisions, except those set forth in division (B) above, shall not render any amendment invalid.
(Ord. passed 12-20-2001)