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Public Hearings
Publication and delivery of notice of public hearing.
A. Except as stated otherwise in this chapter, whenever a public hearing on a zoning application is required by this chapter or by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, as amended, notice of the public hearing shall be published and delivered in accordance with the requirements of this section.
B. The notice shall be published once, at least 15 days before the date of the public hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township.
C. Delivery of notice.
(1) For applications involving the rezoning of 10 or fewer adjacent properties; for applications to the Zoning Board of Appeals involving a specific parcel of land; for all planned unit development and special land use applications; and for other zoning applications as to which a public hearing is required, a notice of public hearing shall be personally delivered or shall be mailed by first-class U.S. Mail to the following persons, at least 15 days before the date of the public hearing:
(a) The applicant; the owner of the subject property, if different from the applicant;
(b) All persons to whom real property is assessed for property taxes within 300 feet of the property that is the subject of the application, as the names and addresses of such persons are shown on the current Township property tax assessment roll;
(c) One occupant of each dwelling unit in each building that contains four or fewer dwelling units and is located within 300 feet of the subject property; and
(d) The owner or manager of a building containing more than four dwelling units, who shall be requested, in writing, to post the notice at the primary entrance of the building, but failure of such posting shall not constitute lack of notice to the owners or occupants of such dwelling units.
(2) If the above-described 300-foot radius extends outside the Township's boundaries, the notice shall nevertheless be provided outside of the Township's boundaries, within the 300-foot radius, to all relevant persons stated above in this subsection.
D. The notice of public hearing shall include the following information:
(1) A description of the application or request.
(2) An identification of the property that is the subject of the application or request. The notice shall include a listing of all existing street addresses within the property; provided, however, that street addresses do not need to be created and listed if no such addresses currently exist within the property; and provided further that street addresses do not need to be listed if 11 or more adjacent properties are being proposed for rezoning.
(3) The date and time when the application or request will be considered; the location of the public hearing.
(4) The location or address where written comments concerning the application or request will be received; the period of time within which such written comments may be submitted.