Prior to consideration of amending, supplementing, changing, modifying or repealing this chapter, annexing or rezoning by the governing body, notice of public hearings shall be provided as follows.
(A) If the proposed changes affect a particular piece of property, notification signs shall be posted on the property upon which action is pending at least seven days prior to the hearing date. Such signs shall be placed along all along the property’s street frontage so as to be visible from the street. If a property does not have a street frontage, then such signs shall be placed upon the closest available right-of-way and upon the property. Said signs shall be not less than 187 square inches in size. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, mutilate, destroy or change such posted notice prior to such hearings;
(B) At least ten days before the date of the Planning Commission hearing, the city shall have published in the legal newspaper of the city, a notice of the time, place and subject matter of such hearing.
(C) If the proposed changes affect a particular piece of property, written notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the applicant and all owners of real property lying within 150 feet of the property on which the conditional use is pending. The notice shall be given to each owner of record by depositing such notice in the United States Post Office not less than ten days prior to the hearing date.
(D) The Planning Commission shall hold the public hearing, review the proposed amendment(s) and make recommendations to the City Council.
(E) The city shall provide public notification pursuant to divisions (A) through (C) above before the date of the City Council hearing.
(F) The City Council shall hold the public hearing, review the proposed amendment(s) and by resolution or ordinance deny or pass the recommendations.
(G) If the changes are adopted, the Planning Commission shall prepare a copy of the amended language or map revisions.
(H) Once the copy is prepared, the City Attorney shall review the changes and forward the changes to the City Finance Officer for publishing.
(I) The complete copy of changes must be published once in a legal newspaper of the city.
(J) The changes take effect 20 days after publication.
(Prior Code, § 16.27.03) (Ord. 737, passed - -; Ord. 800, passed - -)