(1)

Applications for a variance may be filed with the director and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee and a description specifying the reasons for the variance. The director shall immediately provide to the board all records upon which the variance is requested.

(2)

The board shall set a reasonable time for a public hearing to consider the variance. Public notice shall be given to all parties not less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing. The date, location, and subject of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing. Any party may appear in person or by agent at the hearing.

(3)

The city should provide notice to property owners within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet from the affected area. Said notice may be in the form of a written letter that states the time and place of the public hearing, and includes a general statement regarding the application, the general street location of the subject property, and a statement explaining that the public will have an opportunity to be heard. In cases of applications for which protest petitions may be submitted, the notice shall also contain a statement explaining that property owners within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet from the boundaries of the affected area shall have the opportunity to submit a protest petition. Failure to send written notice shall not invalidate any action taken on the application.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)