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10 <br /> Proposed Ordinance at Public Hearing <br /> A fee of five dollars ($5) for each owner indicated above will be charged <br /> to the petitioner to defray the costs of the research, preparation, and <br /> mailing of a notice of the pending zoning classification action to each. <br /> SECTION FOUR: <br /> 20.6.4 Advertising and Posting <br /> Whenever a petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance or the Subdivision <br /> Regulations is submitted to the Planning Department, the Zoning Officer <br /> shall process the application as specified in Article 20. Said notice of <br /> the public hearing shall be given by publishing said notice at least twice <br /> in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, stating the time and <br /> place of such hearing and the substance of the proposed amendment. <br /> This notice shall appear in said newspaper for two successive weeks <br /> with the first notice appearing not less than ten (10) days nor more than <br /> twenty-five (25) days before the date set for the public hearing. In <br /> computing the notice period, the day of publication is not to be <br /> included, but the day of the hearing is to be included. In cases of <br /> petitions to amend a zoning classification, the property shall be posted <br /> with a notice of public hearing at least 10 days prior to the date of said <br /> public hearing. Said notice shall consist.of a sign(s), a minimum of 18" <br /> x 24" posted on the property at a conspicuous location(s),which sign <br /> shall be legible from the nearest public road. Location(s) which are not <br /> conspicuous or require additional notification to the public, will be <br /> required to have a directional signs) posted. Each sign(s) or each <br /> directional sign(s) will have an additional charge of twenty-five (25) <br /> dollars to the petitioner. The signs are and shall remain the property of <br /> the County and shall be prepared, posted and reclaimed by it. <br /> SECTION FIVE: <br /> 20.6.5 Respresentation by Attorney <br /> In any case where any of the parties are represented by an attorney <br /> named in the petition, the mailing or delivery of a copy of the staff report <br /> and the notice of any hearing.to the attorney, shall be the equivalent of <br /> mailing or delivering the same to the party or parties represented by the <br /> attorney. <br /> SECTION SIX: <br /> This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. <br /> (Signature) (Signature) <br /> Clerk, Board of County Commissioners Chair, Orange County Commissioners <br />