Appendix 1304. Public hearing.
1304.1. No amendment of the ordinance or rezoning of property may be adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the petition.
1304.2. The total amount of time allowed for the supporters or the opponents of a petition to provide verbal comments shall be determined at public hearing. At the hearing, the presiding officer of the hearing will decide whether to grant all or part of any request for additional time.
1304.3. In cases involving a controversial rezoning matter and a large number of persons wishing to speak at the public hearing in favor of or against a request, the planning department reserves the right to require those persons to sign up in advance of the public hearing in order to facilitate and organize the speakers. Persons who do not register to speak in advance shall be allowed that right at the public hearing. If such a requirement for pre-registration is necessary, the advertised public hearing notice shall clearly indicate this requirement.
(Ord. of 10-19-09(7); Ord. of 10-17-11(8))