§ 9-395 — Notification of application before the board

Sec. 9-395. - Notification of application before the board.

(a) The director shall give public notice of a hearing before the board on an appeal of the director's decision, a special exception, or a variance by: (1) Either: a. Mailing a letter, first class mail, postage paid, to the owner of the property that is the subject of the matter presented to the board, and to the owners of all lots or tracts that are within 250 feet of the boundary of the property, as shown on the most recently approved ad valorem tax rolls of the city not less than the seventh day before the first meeting at which the board will first consider the application; or b. By causing the information to be readily available to the public in an electronic format; and (2) By letter mailed first class mail, postage paid, or by electronic mail message to each neighborhood association with defined boundaries registered with the department in whose area the property is located as soon as reasonably possible before the first meeting at which the board will consider the application. (b) The applicant shall give notice of an application before the board by posting at least one sign on the property that is the subject of a proposed variance or special exception before the tenth business day before the date of the meeting at which the board will first consider the application. A sign shall face each public right-of-way bordering the site, provided, however, that if more than four signs would be required to be posted, the applicant may request the director to approve an alternative number and location of signs. The director shall approve an alternative to the number and location of signs required by this subsection in excess of four upon determining that the alternative will provide maximum visibility and obtain the objectives of this section without unduly burdening the applicant. Each sign shall be a minimum of four by eight feet in size and shall be posted no more than 15 feet from the public right-of-way. The lettering on the sign shall be legible from the public right-of-way. The applicant shall use reasonable efforts to maintain each required sign on the site until the close of the meeting at which the board acts on the application. The sign shall provide the following information: (1) The application number of the plat and the fact that a variance or special exception is being requested; (2) The date, time, and place of the meeting at which the board will first consider the application; (3) A telephone number of the applicant to call for additional information; and (4) A department telephone number to call for additional information.

(Ord. No. 08-1052, § 2, 12-3-08)