07-01-15: NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS:

   (1)   Applicants shall conduct a neighborhood meeting for any proposed variance, conditional use, zoning ordinance map amendment, expansion, or extension of nonconforming uses requiring a public hearing.

   (2)   It shall be the sole duty of the applicant to provide written notice to all property owners or purchasers of record owning property within six hundred feet (600') of the exterior boundary of the property subject to the application. Notice of a neighborhood meeting shall be in addition to, and not combined with, notices already required by this chapter, and shall include the date, time, location and purpose of the meeting.

   (3)   The purpose of the neighborhood meeting shall be to review the proposed project and discuss neighborhood concerns, if any.

      A.   The meeting shall not be on a holiday, a holiday weekend, or the day before a holiday or holiday weekend.

      B.   The meeting shall be held at one of the following locations:

         1.   On the property subject to the application;

         2.   At a nearby available public meeting place including, but not limited to, a fire station, library, school, or community center; or

         3.   At a location with suitable meeting facilities if such facilities are within a one mile radius of the nearest public meeting place.

   (4)   The neighborhood meeting shall be conducted prior to acceptance of the application. The neighborhood meeting shall not be conducted earlier than six (6) months prior to the acceptance of the application, and shall be held no sooner than ten (10) calendar days from the mailing of the notice of the neighborhood meeting.

   (5)   Each application for a public hearing shall include a form acceptable to the director, which requires the applicant to provide the starting and ending times of the neighborhood meeting and an attendance list, with names and addresses of those who attended the neighborhood meeting. (Ord. 10-006, 8-16-2010)