No amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal shall be acted upon by Council until a public hearing in relation thereto at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Public notice of such hearing shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing. In addition, if the proposed amendments involve a zoning map change, notice of such public hearing shall be conspicuously posted at points deemed sufficient along the perimeter of the tract to notify potentially interested citizens. The affected tract or area shall be posted at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.
(Ord. 5745, approved 4-16-1998)