14.1

Requirement for Public Hearing. The regulations imposed and the districts created by this Chapter may be amended from time to time, but no such amendments shall be made until a public hearing has been held. The Notification Requirements set forth below apply for all public hearings required by this Chapter.

14.2

Published Notice. A notice of the time and place of any public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village. This Notice shall be published at least 15 days before the date of the public hearing.

14.3

Written Notice. A petitioner for any project requiring a public hearing pursuant to this Chapter shall serve written notice in person or by first-class mail to all property owners of record within 250 feet of the property lines of the subject property; provided the number of feet occupied by all public roads, streets, alleys and other public ways shall be excluded in computing the 250 foot requirement. If the project is a planned unit development, the 250 feet shall be measured from the outermost property line of the entire planned unit development In addition to notifying property owners, if applicable, the homeowners' association or condominium association must also be notified. The notice must be sent no less than 15 days nor more than 30 days prior to the date set for the public hearing. A copy of the notice with a copy of the list of addresses shall be provided to the Planning Department at the time notice is given to the owners or taxpayers. If, after a bona fide effort to determine such by the petitioner, an owner cannot be found, the notice requirements of this section shall be deemed satisfied upon the petitioner filing an affidavit evidencing the inability to serve notice on that owner.

The required notices shall contain the address of the location for which the public hearing is requested, a brief statement of the nature of the request, the name and address of the legal and beneficial owner of the property, and the time and date on which the hearing shall be held.

14.4

Notice by Sign. Not less than 15 days prior to the date before the public hearing, the petitioner shall post a readable sign on all adjacent roadways. All signs must be removed no later than ten days after completion of the final hearing.

The required sign shall contain the current zoning action requested, date, time and place where the hearing shall be held, a statement that further information can be obtained from the petitioner and the Planning Department of the Village of Arlington Heights, and the phone number of the Village and the petitioner. The sign shall be approximately 30 inches high by 48 inches wide. The words "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING" must appear at the top of the sign(s) in letters no smaller than 1.5 inches. The date and time of the hearing shall also be 1.5 inches. The sign(s) shall meet all other requirements set forth by the Village. All costs associated with the sign(s) for any public hearings are to be borne by the petitioners. A sample sign is set forth below:

14.5

Certification of Notice. In advance of the hearing date, the petitioner shall furnish an affidavit certifying that he has complied with the applicable notice requirements. Attached to the affidavit shall be a list of all property owners notified in accordance with the above, the returned notices which are undeliverable by the post office, a copy of the notice sent to each of the individuals therein specified, and a statement that the sign was erected according to Village requirements. Forms of the affidavit shall be made available by the Planning Department.

14.6

Protest Against Amendment. Owners of the frontage of property immediately adjoining or across an alley from or directly opposite frontage which is proposed to be altered as to regulations or districts may file a written protest against a proposed amendment. The protest must be signed by the owners of at least 20% of the frontage as described above and each signature must be notarized. The written protest shall be filed with the Village Clerk. If the written protest meets the requirements of this Section, the amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of two-thirds of all members of the Village Board.

(Ord. #17-027, #18-010)