HomeMy WebLinkAbout02331after receipt of such application the Planning Commission shall
set a date for a public hearing on the application for variance,
which hearing shall be held not later than thirty days from the
date of the Planning Commission meeting at which said hearing
date is set. The applicant, the Building Official and the City
Council shall receive notice of such hearing by mail from the
Planning Commission and public notice shall be made by posting in
three prominent places in the City for not less than ten days
prior to the hearing. The Building official, the applicant and
any witnesses called by either of them or by the Planning
Commission shall be heard at such hearing, and the general
public shall likewise be heard. Within ten days following
the conclusion of the public hearing, which may not be
continued for ;,more than one week from its commencement, the
Planning Commission shall forward its findings and decision to
the applicant and to the City Council. If the applicant is aggriev-
ed by the decision of the Planning Commission, said applicant may,
within fifteen days of the rendering of said decision and the
mailing thereof to him, make written application to the City
Council for review of said decision, and the City Council,
at its next regular meeting after receipt of the application for
review, shall set the matter for public hearing within forty-five
days from said regular meeting. At said public hearing before
the City Council, the Council shall have full authority of review
and disposition of the matter, and all interested parties will
be heard. The decision of the City Council, after such public hear-
ing, shall be binding on the City of Port Townsend and the applicant.
Section 4. This ordinance is necessary for the
preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Port Townsend, and shall take effect upon its passage,
approval and publication in the form and manner required by law.
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