(A) Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish application requirements, review processes and standards for land use approvals and development permits in the county.
(B) Additional studies. In considering a development proposal, the Board may request a report by the Zoning Administrator or other county staff or consultant; additional information from the applicant; input from any affected public service facility provider or special service district; and input from contiguous, affected or potentially affected jurisdictions. If so required, the applicant shall bear the full cost of meeting this requirement.
(C) Notification requirements.
(1) Whenever in this article notification of a public meeting or public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment or the Board is required, the following procedures shall be followed.
(a) Notification to applicant. The Zoning Administrator shall notify the applicant by mail of the time, place and date of the public meeting and/or public hearing. The information for the notice shall be obtained from county taxpayer information from county records.
(b) Notice of meeting of public body. Notice of the time and place of the meeting of the public body holding the public hearing or public meeting shall be given not less than four nor more than 20 days before the time of the hearing in one publication in the official newspaper of the county. Notice shall also be mailed to the applicant.
(c) Notification to surrounding property owners. The Zoning Administrator shall comply with the following notification requirements:
1. In the case of variances, to owners of record within 500 feet of the affected property;
2. In the case of conditional uses and interim uses, to owners of record within one-quarter mile of the affected property or to the ten properties nearest to the affected property, whichever would provide notice to the greatest number of owners;
3. In the case of all other official controls, including but not limited to rezoning and subdivision regulation, to owners of record within one-half mile of the affected property;
4. In all cases, notices sent in incorporated areas shall be sent to all property owners of record within 500 feet of the affected property; and
5. Written notice shall also be given to the affected board of town supervisors, and the municipal council of any municipality within two miles of the affected property.
(2) The notice shall be by mail indicating the time, place and date of the Technical Review Committee meeting, public meeting and/or public hearing. Failure to notify shall not be deemed sufficient cause to invalidate proceedings regarding the land use approval or development permit under consideration.
(D) No new petition filed. Whenever any application for a rezoning/map amendment, conditional use permit or variance shall have been denied, then no new respective application for a rezoning/map amendment, conditional use permit or variance covering the same property and/or additional property shall be filed with or considered by the county until one year shall have elapsed from the date of the denial.
(Ord. 97, passed 7-21-2009)