§ 185-48
Public hearing and notice requirements
- A. Within 65 days of receipt of an application for amendment, the Town Council shall schedule a public hearing at which all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The Town Council shall render a decision within 45 days after the date of completion of the public hearing. These deadlines shall not be construed to apply to any extensions consented by an applicant.
- B. Notice of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of local circulation in the Town of Barrington once a week for three successive weeks prior to the date of the hearing. The same notice shall be posted in the Town Clerk's office and one other municipal building in the Town, and the Town must make the notice accessible on the homepage of the website at least 14 days prior to the hearing. The cost of newspaper notice shall be borne by the applicant. The notice shall include:
[Amended 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
- (1) The date, time and place of the hearing.
- (2) A statement that amendment of the zoning ordinance is under consideration.
- (3) A statement of the proposed amendment in its entirety, or a summary of the matter under consideration.
- (4) The location where and times when a copy of the proposed amendment may be obtained, or examined or copied.
- (5) A statement that the proposed amendment may be altered or further amended prior to the close of the public hearing without further advertising, as a result of further study or because of views expressed at the public hearing; and that any alteration or amendment must be presented for comment at the public hearing.