§ 3.806. Public Notice.

All such written protests or petitions shall be filed in the office of the Planning Director no later than 12:00 noon on the Friday preceding the City Council meeting at which such amendment will be considered.

The Planning Commission shall not recommend nor shall the City Council consider any amendment to this Zoning Ordinance until the request is presented during a public hearing. No public hearing shall be conducted without first providing notice to the affected parties.

A.

A notice shall be sent by first class mail to each real property owner, as shown on the last assessment, whose real property is directly governed by the changes.

B.

All property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the property subject to the application as shown on the last assessment of the property shall be sent notice by first class mail, postmarked at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the scheduled public hearing.

C.

A notice shall be placed in the newspaper of general circulation of the area, or newspaper designated by the City Council for legal public notices, advertising the type and nature of the public hearing at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the scheduled public hearing, the changes shall be published in a "display ad" covering not less than one-eighth (1/8) of a full page.

D.

A notice shall be posted on or near the property in at least one (1) location on a form prescribed by the Planning Director for such public notice. The posted notice shall be placed on the property at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the scheduled public hearing. It shall not be the responsibility of the City to maintain the posting once erected.

E.

Notwithstanding the notice requirements set forth in Section 3.806, the failure of any person or entity to receive notice shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the action for which the notice was given.

(Ord. No. 1772, 6-23-93)