§ 29.12 PUBLIC NOTICE.

   Any application process requiring a public hearing shall comply with the requirements of PA 110 of 2006, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.3101 through 125.3702, as amended, and the procedures of this § 29.12.

   A.   Special land use and variance requests.

      1.   Publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Notice of the request shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation not less than 15 days before the date the application will be considered for approval.

      2.   Personal and mailed notice. 

         a.   Notice shall be sent by mail or personal delivery to the owners of property for which approval is being considered.

         b.   Notice shall be sent to all persons to whom real property is assessed within 500 feet of the property and to the occupants of all structures within 500 feet of the property, including the owners or occupants of structures located in adjacent cities or townships. If the name of the occupant is not known, the term “occupant” may be used in making notification.

         c.   All notice delivered by mail or personal delivery must be given not less than 15 days before the date of the public hearing. Notice shall be deemed mailed by its deposit in the United States mail.

         d.   The township shall prepare a list of property owners and occupants to whom notice was mailed or delivered.

      3.   Content. Any notice published in a newspaper or delivered by mail or personal delivery shall:

         a.   Describe the nature of the request.

         b.   Indicate the property that is the subject of the request.

         c.   Include a listing of all existing street addresses within the property. If no such addresses exist, other means of identifying the property may be used.

         d.   When and where the public hearing will occur.

         e.   When and where written comments may be submitted concerning the request.

   B.   Zoning Ordinance text and map amendments.

      1.   Map or text amendments affecting ten or fewer parcels . If the proposed map or text amendment will impact ten or fewer parcels , notice shall be given as specified in § 29.12, subsection A.

      2.   Map or text amendments affecting 11 or more parcels . If the proposed map or text amendment will impact 11 or more parcels , notice shall be given as specified in § 29.12, subsection A, with the exception that the notice need not list street addresses of properties that will be impacted by the map or text amendment.

      3.   Notice to other entities. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall also be given by mail to any electric, gas, and pipeline public utility company, each telecommunication service provider, each railroad operating within the district or zone affected, and the airport manager of each airport that registers its name with the Township Clerk for the purposes of receiving notice of public hearings.

      4.   Additional information required in notice. Any notice required under this section shall include the places and times at which the proposed text or map amendment or amendments may be examined.

(Ord. passed 7-9-2013)