A. Expenses; Fees: Any application for an amendment, special use or variation filed by, or on behalf of the owner or owners of the property affected shall be submitted in quadruplicate and shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00), to be deposited with the village clerk, and said fee shall be applied to the general village fund. In addition, the applicant shall pay to the village all expenses incurred by the village in connection with the processing and procedures followed pursuant to said application, including attorney fees. (Per correspondence dated 2-24-1993)
B. Signs: In addition to all other notices required by law, the applicant for public hearing shall, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date before the public hearing post a readable sign(s) on the adjacent roadway(s). Said signs must be removed no later than ten (10) days after the completion of the final public hearing.
The signs required by this subsection B shall contain the current zoning action requested, date, time and place where said hearing shall be held, a statement that further information can be obtained from the petitioner who shall be identified on the signs and the village clerk, and the telephone number of the village and that of the petitioner. The words "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING" must appear at the top of the sign using letters four inches (4") or more in height. The letters for the date and time of the hearing shall also be four inches (4") or more in height. Letters shall be black on a white background. The signs shall meet all other requirements set forth by the village. All costs associated with the hearing signs are to be borne by the petitioner. The signs shall measure approximately sixty inches (60") in height and forty inches (40") in width. The sign shall be placed approximately ten feet (10') from the right of way line of the street abutting the front yard. (Ord. 98-2-3, 2-3-1998)
C. Written Notification: In all applications for a special use, variation, or waiver requiring notice in the manner of special uses, the petitioners shall notify, in writing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or hand delivery, all property owners within a three hundred foot (300') radius of the boundaries of the subject property, inclusive of streets and rights of way (or such larger radius as would be needed to ensure that not less than 2 adjoining properties in any direction receive notice), not less than fifteen (15) days or more than thirty (30) days in advance of the scheduled public hearing date. The mailing of notice, addressed to the name and address on the most recent county real estate tax records, shall be deemed a satisfaction of this notice requirement. The failure of delivery of such notice, however, shall not invalidate the public hearing. The required written mail notice shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The street address, legal description or detailed location description of the property, if any, that is the subject of the application;
2. A statement describing the relief requested;
3. The name and address of the applicant;
4. The name and address of the legal owner, and beneficial owner if any, of the property;
5. The meeting date, time and location; and
6. A statement giving instructions as to how further information can be obtained from the petitioner.
Subsequent notices (whether by publication, mailing or otherwise) are not required for continuances of a hearing, if any. (Ord. 15-08-14, 8-4-2015)
D. Compliance: The applicant shall furnish at the time of hearing a written statement certifying that he has complied with the requirements of this section. No hearing shall commence until said certification has been filed with the hearing body. (Ord. 98-2-3, 2-3-1998; amd. Ord. 15-08-14, 8-4-2015)