A. Administrative Hearing Required. The Zoning Administrator shall conduct an administrative hearing on all minor variation applications. The Zoning Administrator shall fix a reasonable time for such hearings; provided that, if the application for variation involves the alteration of an exterior feature of a landmark designated under chapter 15.64 of the Winnetka Village Code, the hearing shall be fixed for a date not less than sixty (60) days from the date of the filing of the application, so as to allow the Landmark Preservation Commission to complete its review of the plans and make its determination of the appropriateness of the proposed work, as required by Section 15.64.60 of this code.
B. Notice of Hearing.
1. Publication of Notice. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be posted on the Village's web site. Newspaper publication of the notice shall not be required.
2. Notice to Certain Property Owners. The Zoning Administrator shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of the owners of record of the property for which the variation is sought, and of all persons to whom the latest general real estate tax bills were sent for all property situated within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the subject property (the "notification list"). Not less than ten (10) days before the scheduled date of the administrative hearing, the Zoning Administrator shall issue written notice of the time and place of the administrative hearing to each person whose name appears on the notification list, at the address shown on that list. The notices shall be sent by first class mail, with postage prepaid. The failure of any person on the notification list to receive such written notice shall not invalidate, impair or otherwise affect any variation that is described in the notice and is granted by the Zoning Administrator after the administrative hearing.
C. Evidence Required at Hearing. The Zoning Administrator shall require the applicant to present evidence on the same issues as are described in subsection C of section 17.60.040 of this chapter.
D. Decision by the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall not grant a minor variation without making an affirmative finding, based on evidence in the record or in a public document, that each of the eight issues set forth in subsection C section 17.60.040 is met in connection with the variation application. The findings of the Zoning Administrator shall comply with Section 17.60.050.
(MC-6-2005, Added, 09/20/2005)