(A) The procedure for holding a public hearing on a zoning ordinance or resolution as described below shall be followed whenever an ordinance or resolution establishes, amends, revises, changes, or repeals a zoning classification or zoning district or zoning regulation. The procedure shall be the following:
(1) The Mayor or other presiding officer of Council shall set a date for a public hearing. The public hearing shall not be held before the Planning Commission has returned its written recommendation to the Clerk of Council.
(2) The Clerk of Council shall publish an announcement of the public hearing at least one time in a newspaper determined by the Council to be of circulation within the Municipality. The announcement shall be published not less than two weeks before the public hearing. The announcement shall contain the date, time, location and topic of the public hearing.
(3) If the ordinance or resolution involves less than eleven parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Clerk of Council to the owners of property within and contiguous to and directly across the street from the parcel or parcels of land affected by the ordinance or resolution. The addresses for the written notices shall be as recorded on the County Auditor’s current tax list or the Treasurer’s mailing list. Council may require other addresses as needed. The written notice(s) shall be sent by certified mail with a return receipt at least thirty days before the date of the public hearing.
(B) In the event that the announcement of the public hearing, and/or the notification of contiguous property owners is not made within the time period prescribed by this Charter, the ordinance or resolution of concern shall not be invalidated.