§ 21-491. Generally.

(a)

No change in land use classification or designation, zoning classification or designation, variance, plan amendment or amendment to this Code, may be considered by the Planning Commission or Development Special Magistrate or the City Commission until due public notice has been given of a public hearing or regular meeting open to the public. Florida Statutes, section 166.041 and others, contain all of the laws regarding public hearings and should be referred to before any advertising is undertaken. Provided further that all Planning Commission and Development Special Magistrate meetings shall be noticed using three (3) methods of public notification. The notification shall take place a minimum of fifteen (15) days prior to the public meeting. The three (3) methods of notification shall include the following:

(1)

A legal advertisement shall be placed in a local newspaper of general circulation in the City, fifteen (15) days prior to the Planning Commission/Development Special Magistrate meeting at which action is contemplated.

(2)

A larger sign measuring eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches to replace the existing 11-inch by 17-inch sign shall be posted on the property or area subject to Planning Commission and/or Development Special Magistrate action. On larger properties, multiple signs are to be posted on the property (i.e., one (1) sign every three hundred (300) feet).

(3)

Written notification of the proposed action will also be mailed by regular United States Mail to all property owners located within a 500-foot radius of the area or property subject to the request fifteen (15) days prior to the Planning Commission/Development Special Magistrate meeting at which action is contemplated. The list of property owners shall be generated and provided by the applicant filing the request. For properties located on a lake, all property owners abutting the lake will be included in the notification.

(b)

All ordinances acted on by the City must be read on two (2) separate days and shall, at least ten (10) days before adoption, be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The notice of proposed enactment shall state the date, time, and place of the meeting; the title or titles of proposed ordinances; and the place or places within the municipality where such proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public. The notice shall also advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance.

(Ord. No. O-00-09, Art. 8 (8.06.00), 4-24-00; Ord. No. O-03-53A, § 1, 9-8-03; Ord. No. O-12-19, § 3(exh. A, pt. I), 5-29-12)