Hearing and Notice
502. Hearing and Notice The Zoning Board shall, immediately upon receipt of an application, request that the Planning Board shall report its findings and recommendations, including a statement on the general consistency of the application with the goals and purposes of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town, in writing to the Board within thirty (30) days. The Board shall hold a public hearing on any application for variance or special-use permit in an expeditious manner, after receipt, in proper form, of an application, and shall give public notice thereof at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the hearing, which notice shall include the precise location of the subject property, including the street address, and a description of the relief sought, as follows:
A. In a newspaper of general circulation in the Town, and
B. By Certified First Class Mail to:
(1) all owners of the subject property in question; and (2) all property owners of record of land within two hundred (200) feet of the property, which is the subject of the application, whether within the Town or within an adjacent city or town; and (3) the city or town council of any city or town to which one or more of the following pertain:
(a) which is located in or within not less than two hundred (200) feet of the boundary of the subject property; or (b) Where there is a public or quasi-public water source, or private water source that is used or is suitable for use as a public water source, within two thousand (2,000) feet of the subject property, regardless of municipal boundaries; and (4) the governing body of any state or municipal water department or agency, special water district, or private water company that has riparian rights to a surface water resource and/or surface watershed that is used or is suitable for use as public water source and that is within two thousand (2,000) feet of the subject property, provided, however, that the governing body of any state or municipal water department or agency, special water district, or private water company has filed with the Zoning Enforcement Officer a map survey, which shall be kept as public record, showing areas of surface water resources and/or watersheds and parcels of land within two thousand (2,000) feet thereof.
C. All costs of notification shall be borne by the applicant.
D. Any party may appear at any hearing in person or by agent or attorney.