This Article shall apply to all applications subject to public hearings unless otherwise provided within the ULDR.

(A)

Where these regulations require a public hearing prior to consideration of an application by an advisory board, committee or the City Commission, public notice shall be given in the forms and procedures required by this Article, and shall contain the following minimum information, providing that on-site signs are only required to comply with Subsections (1) through (4):

(1)

Application number assigned by the City;

(2)

Explanation of the request. For sign postings, requests that cannot be easily summarized (ex: rezoning from _______ to _______) and which will not fit practically on the sign and still be legible to passersby, can be generalized (ex: variance);

(3)

Time, place and date of public hearings (for signs, this is only required for Land Use Plan and Zoning Map amendments);

(4)

City phone number for information;

(5)

General location and address of the lands involved, if applicable;

(6)

That the application and backup material is available for inspection at City Hall, specifying the Department and times the materials are available for review;

(7)

That persons may appear and be heard, subject to proper rules of conduct;

(8)

That written comments filed with the Director will be entered into the record;

(9)

That the hearing may be continued from time to time as necessary;

(10)

That any person who decides to appeal a decision made at the public hearing is advised they will need a record of the proceedings and that, accordingly, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based;

(11)

That persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in order to participate should contact the City Clerk at 954-390-2123 at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the public hearing to request such accommodation.

(B)

Supplemental requirements for quasi-judicial hearing notices. The notice shall inform all affected persons that they will be allowed to present evidence at the hearing and bring forth witnesses provided they notify and file the required forms provided by the City Clerk's Office.

(Ord. No. 848, 10-14-03)

(A)

All newspaper notices appear in the newspaper not less than seven (7) business days prior to the public hearing date being advertised except as otherwise required by law.

(B)

All mail notices shall be mailed no later than seven (7) days prior to the public hearing being advertised except as otherwise required by law.

(C)

All sign notices shall be posted no later than seven (7) days prior to the public hearing being advertised.

Except as otherwise provided by this Article for any required public hearing the City Clerk will cause to be published in one or more newspapers of general paid circulation in Broward County and of general interest and readership in the community, not one of limited subject matter, at least one advertisement. The advertisement may take the form of the applicable board or City Commission agenda, except as otherwise provided in Section 070-050, Supplemental notification requirements, and provided the requirements of Section 070-020, Minimum required content for all notifications, are satisfied. Copy of the agenda of the meeting shall be published by the Clerk in one issue of such newspaper.

(Ord. No. 848, 10-14-03)

(A)

Rezoning, and ULDR text amendment applications. Rezoning applications initiated by the City and ULDR text amendments that change the list of permitted, prohibited or conditional uses require special notification pursuant to F.S. § 166.041, as may be amended from time to time. Public notification timeframes for rezonings shall be pursuant to this Article.

(B)

Future land use plan map and comprehensive plan text amendment applications. All map amendments that change the Future Land Use Plan Map designation of property, and text amendments that change the list of permitted, prohibited or conditional uses within a future land use category shall be advertised as required by Florida law.

The owners of all lands under consideration for approval of an application and the owners of all lands within the City lying within three hundred (300) feet of the exterior boundaries of the application subject site shall be notified by the applicant of the application and of the first meeting at which the application will be considered. Mail notification of subsequent public hearings is not required unless otherwise required in the ULDR. In addition, if any property within the three hundred (300) foot radius is within an adjacent municipality, the clerk of such municipality shall receive similar notice of the application. In the event the notification area includes land declared to be a condominium under ch. 718, F.S., as may be amended from time to time, then notice to the condominium association shall constitute notice. Such notices shall be sent by regular first class mail, to the persons shown upon the current tax rolls of Broward County to be the respective owners. Proof of mailing through a "certificate of mailing", or other means acceptable to the Department, shall be provided prior to the public hearing.

(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 4-12-05)

For all site-specific applications, the Department shall post a sign on the perimeter of the longest street frontage of the land which is the subject of the petition. The notice shall be posted, so as to be visible from the public rights-of-way.