(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, public notice of a hearing shall be provided for any action that requires a public hearing or informal hearing.
(1) Zoning actions that require a public hearing are:
A. Amendments (re-zonings);
B. Variances, except Minor Variances;
C. Special Use Permits, including planned unit development preliminary plans but not planned unit development final plans;
D. Appeals; and
E. Certificates of appropriateness.
(2) Applications that require an informal hearing before the Planning Commission are:
A. Amendments; and
B. Conditional use approval of planned unit development preliminary plans but not planned unit development final plans.
(b) The required notice shall consist of the following actions:
(1) Written notification. Except in the case of applications for minor variances, appeals and comprehensive amendments to the Code initiated by the City, the Zoning Administrator shall also provide written notice of a public hearing to the owners of record of each parcel of real estate, located within the corporate limits of the City, included within the subject property and within 200 feet in all directions from the boundaries thereof. In the case of an informal hearing, written notice shall be provided to the owners of record of properties included within, abutting or across a street or alley from the subject property.
The owners of record for this purpose shall be considered those appearing on the records of Muskingum County or those who paid property taxes for the most recent year according to the County records.
The written notice shall be delivered in person or by first class mail, not less than ten days prior to the scheduled date of any public hearing or informal hearing.
The written notice shall be substantially in the form of notice provided by the Zoning Administrator.
It shall contain:
A. The name and address of the owner and the applicant, if different from the owner;
B. The street address, legal description and a simple description of the location of the subject property that shall enable the ordinary reader to accurately locate it;
C. The zoning action requested; and
D. The date, time and location of the public hearing thereupon.
(2) Newspaper publication. The City shall publish a notice for all zoning actions that require a public hearing. This requirement shall apply to all amendments, including comprehensive amendments initiated by the City.
The notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation not less than ten days before the scheduled date of the hearing. The published notice shall contain the same information as is required for written notification herein.
(Ord. 18-76. Passed 7-23-18.)
(Ord. 18-76. Passed 7-23-18.)