(A) The County Clerk shall receive written comment from any person concerning the appropriateness of the proposed site. Upon receipt of any such written comment the County Clerk shall date stamp the same and shall file the written comment and the postmarked envelope in which the comment is received as part of the record in the siting proceeding.
(B) Copies of such written comments shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the County Clerk. Members of the public shall be allowed to obtain a copy of any written comment received by the County Clerk upon payment of actual cost of reproduction.
(C) Any written comment received by the County Clerk or postmarked not later than 30 days after the date of the last public hearing shall be made part of the record at the public hearing as hereinafter described and the County Board shall consider any such timely written comments in making its final determination concerning said request. In the event that the thirtieth day falls on a Sunday or a federal holiday, the next day on which mail is delivered shall be considered the thirtieth day for purposes of this division (C).
(D) All public comment, oral or written, which is timely submitted, shall be considered by the County Board. Public comments may not be entitled to the same weight as testimony which is provided under oath and subject to cross-examination; while public comment shall be considered, it may be entitled to lesser weight.
(Prior Code, § 3-5B-6) (Ord. 2007-0327, passed 3-20-2007)