Public hearing and notice requirements

Prior to action on an application for amendment of this ordinance, the town council shall hold a public hearing, at which all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The public hearing shall be held within sixty-five (65) days of receipt of a proposal for an amendment, unless an extension is consented to by the applicant. Notice of such public hearing shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Warren at least once each week for three (3) successive weeks prior to the date of such hearing. The newspaper notice shall be published as a display advertisement, using a type size at least as large as the normal type size used by the newspaper in its news articles, and shall:

• • A. Specify the place of the hearing, and the date and time of its commencement;

  • B. Indicate that amendment of the zoning ordinance is under consideration;

  • C. Contain a statement of the proposed amendments to the ordinance that may be printed once in its entirety, or a summary of the matter under consideration;

  • D. Advise those interested where and when a copy of the proposed amendment may be obtained, or examined and copied; and

  • E. State that the proposed amendments shown thereon may be altered or amended prior to the close of the public hearing without further advertising, as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at the public hearing, and that any alteration or amendment must be presented for comment in the course of the hearing.