1. Filing, Pre-Application Conference, And Referrals:
   1. All zoning applications must be filed with the Zoning Administrator. The application must be on forms provided by the Village and filed in such quantity as required by the instructions.
   2. Prior to formal submittal of an application, the applicant may request a pre-application conference with the Zoning Administrator. The purpose of a pre-application conference, which does not require a formal application or fees, is to provide informal advice and assistance to the applicant. Any opinions or advice provided are not binding with respect to any official action that may be taken on the formal application.
2. Completeness:
   1. An application must include all information, plans, and data as specified in the application requirements. Any required plans must be at a scale sufficient to permit a clear and precise understanding of the proposal, unless specifically required to be at a set scale.
   2. The Zoning Administrator will examine all applications within thirty (30) days of filing to determine completeness. If the application does not include all the submittal requirements for the application, the Zoning Administrator will reject the application and provide the applicant with the reasons for the rejection. The Zoning Administrator will take no further steps to process the application until all deficiencies are remedied.
   3. After an application is determined to be complete, any substantive change made by the applicant to the application requires resubmittal of the entire application and a new completeness review. However, such revisions do not require an additional payment of fees.
   4. Once the application is under consideration by the appropriate body, additional information, or revisions are not subject to this provision.
3. Fees: Each application must be accompanied by the required filing fee as established and modified, from time to time, in the Village Code. The failure to pay such fee when due is grounds for refusing to process the application and renders the application incomplete. If an application is submitted by the Village Board or Planning and Zoning Commission, then all fee requirements are considered waived.
4. Withdrawal Of Application: An applicant has the right to withdraw an application at any time prior to the final decision on the application by a board or official, including the ability to withdraw the application if it has been tabled by a board or official. The applicant must submit a request for withdrawal in writing. There will be no refund of fees.
5. Consideration Of Successive Applications:
   1. Within one year of the date of denial, a subsequent application for the same zoning approval will not be reviewed or heard unless there is substantial new evidence available, or if a significant mistake of law or of fact affected the prior denial.
   2. If the application is resubmitted earlier than one year from the date of denial, the subsequent application must include a detailed statement of the grounds justifying its consideration. The Zoning Administrator will make a determination as to whether the subsequent application is appropriate for resubmittal prior to the expiration of the one year wait requirement. If the Zoning Administrator finds that there are no new grounds for consideration of the subsequent application, he/she will summarily, and without hearing, deny the request.

(Ord. 19-10-26)

1. Required Notice: Table 15-1: Required Notice, indicates the types of notice required for zoning applications.
   
   

   TABLE 15-1: REQUIRED NOTICE
   Zoning Application	Notice Type
   	Published	Mailed	Posted
   Zoning Text Amendment Notice for Public Hearing	X
   Zoning Map Amendment Notice for Public Hearing	X	X	X
   Comprehensive Map Amendment Notice for Public Hearing	X	X
   Conditional Use and Planned Development Notice for Public Hearing	X	X	X
   Variation Notice for Public Hearing	X	X	X
   Zoning Appeals Notice for Public Hearing	X

2. Published Notice: When published notice is required, the Zoning Administrator will publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village at the expense of the applicant. The notice must include the date, time, place, and purpose of such hearing, the name of the applicant, and the address of the subject property. Notice must be published no less than fifteen (15) days and no more than thirty (30) days in advance of the scheduled hearing date.
   
3. Mailed Notice: The following mailed notice requirements apply to all applications cited in Table 15-1 as requiring notice for a public hearing.
   1. Written notice will be mailed, at the expense of the applicant, by the Zoning Administrator no less than fifteen (15) and no more than thirty (30) days in advance of the scheduled hearing date to all taxpayers of record within two hundred fifty feet (250') of the property line of the subject property. The notice must include the date, time, place, and purpose of such hearing, the name of the applicant, and the address of the subject property. When a zoning map amendment is proposed by the Village, notification must also be mailed to the owner of the subject property.
   2. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent the applicant or the Zoning Administrator from giving additional notice as he/she may deem appropriate.
   3. The applicant is responsible for providing mailing material and postage costs.
4. Posted Notice: The following posted notice requirements apply to all applications cited in Table 15-1 as required notice for a public hearing.
   1. A public notice sign, provided by the Zoning Administrator, at the expense of the applicant, shall be placed by the applicant on the property that is the subject of the public hearing (the "subject property"). The public notice sign shall be posted at least fifteen (15) days before the public hearing, and remain on the subject property until final action on the petition that is the subject of the public hearing, whether by the zoning board of appeals/plan commission or the village board.
   2. The public notice sign shall be placed on the subject property, so as to be visible to the general public from the public right of way adjacent to the frontage of the subject property, as determined by the director of community development. In the event that the Zoning Administrator determines that a public notice sign cannot be placed on the subject property or will not be visible to the general public if placed on the subject property, the director of community development shall have the discretion to place the public notice sign within the adjacent public right of way or at another location that meets the intent of this subsection.
   3. The public notice sign shall be weatherproof, no less than six (6) square feet in area, have a white background, and contain the word "NOTICE" in red capital letters at least five inches (5") high, with the remaining lettering in black capital letters, a minimum of two inches (2") in height. The public notice sign shall contain at least the following language:
      
      This property will be the subject of a public hearing before the Village of Clarendon Hills ZBA/PC on (date) at (time) at the Village Hall - 1 N Prospect Ave. Contact the Community Development Department at (630) 286-5410 with questions or comments.
   4. After final action is taken relative to the petition that is the subject of the public hearing, whether by the zoning board of appeals/plan commission or the village board, the public notice sign shall be removed from the subject property by the director of community development, or his/her designee.
   5. In the event that a public notice sign does not remain posted on the subject property, as required by this subsection, as a result of theft, vandalism, acts of God or other causes outside of the control of the village, such event shall not affect the validity of the public notice sign requirement of this subsection, or the public hearing related thereto.
      
5. Public Meeting Notice: Notice of public meetings under the Village of Clarendon Hills Zoning Ordinance shall be given in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1, et seq. Published, mailed, and posted notice, as defined in this section, are not required for public meetings.
   

(Ord. 19-10-26)

1. Pre-Hearing Examination: Once required notice is given, any person may examine the application and material submitted in support of or in opposition to the application during normal business hours, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Freedom of Information Act. Upon reasonable request, any person is entitled to copies of the application and related documents. A fee may be charged for such copies.
2. Conduct Of The Public Hearing: The public hearing must be conducted in accordance with any applicable requirements of Illinois law and the rules and regulations of the body conducting the hearing.
3. Continuances: The body conducting the hearing may continue a public hearing. No new notice is required to reopen the public hearing if the hearing is continued to a date specific, provided that a public announcement of the future date, time, and place of the continued hearing is made at the current hearing and recorded in the minutes. If the hearing is adjourned, rather than continued to a date specified, in order to reopen the hearing all notice must be given that is required for the initial public hearing.

(Ord. 19-10-26)