§ 1-3-9 Public Hearings.
A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Applications for amendments, including those for Preliminary PAD district and Final PAD district approval, Special Use Permits, and Use Permits shall require a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission. Prior to the public hearing before the Commission, the application shall adhere to the citizen review process set forth in this Ordinance.
B. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Notification of a public hearing shall comply with State Statutes governing public hearings and this Ordinance:
1. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled public hearing, a notice of the public hearing shall be posted on the subject property; published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City; and provided by first class mail to all property owners within five hundred (500) feet of the subject properties.
2. Notice shall include, where applicable, the location and general explanation of the proposed action, a general description of the affected area, and the date, time and location of the scheduled public hearing. If the matter to be considered applies to territory in a high noise or accident potential zone as defined in ARS Section 28-8461, the notice shall also include a general statement that the matter applies to property located in the high noise or accident potential zone.
3. When the proposed amendment involves land that abuts other municipalities or unincorporated areas of Maricopa County or a combination thereof, notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the planning agency of the adjacent governmental unit.
4. When the proposed amendment involves land that is located within the territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility as defined in ARS Section 28-8461, notice of the public hearing shall be sent to the military airport.
5. Failure of any person or entity to receive notice shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the action for which the notice was given.
6. Amendments to the text of this Ordinance, which are of a general nature and are not directed at a specific real property, shall require a notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled public hearing.