A. The board of councilmen shall hold a public hearing prior to rendering their decision regarding the use of land which is appealed, as well as decisions granting or denying variances and recommending the issuance or revocation of conditional use permits. In the case of appeals from decisions granting or denying variances and recommending the issuance or revocation of special use permits, the city clerk shall give notice of the time and place for the public hearing appeal by mailing a notice of hearing to the appellant, property owner, property owners located within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundaries of the property involved, and any person who presented oral or written testimony, if any, before the planning commission. Said hearing notice shall also be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing.
B. In appeals of all other decisions regarding the use of land, the city clerk shall give notice of the time and place of the public hearing appeal by mailing a copy of the notice at least ten (10) days before the time set for the appeal hearing by certified or ordinary first class mail addressed to the person being notified at the post office address given in his demand for notice, if any, or at his office or place of residence, if known, or by personally delivering a copy thereof to the person being notified at least ten (10) days before the time set for the hearing; if the address or identity of the person is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, by publishing at least one time a copy thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the city of Wells, the publication of which must be at least ten (10) days before the date set for the hearing. (Ord. 194, 10-23-2001)