Public notice of applications for special certificates of approval

Public notice is required for all applications for a special certificate of approval in environmental preservation districts. The type and manner of notice will be as follows:

(1)

Posted notice. Property being considered for a permit under this article shall be posted with a sign at least ten days in advance of the public hearing. The sign shall measure at least three square feet in area, shall be of a color and shape distinguishable from the surrounding landscape, and shall contain substantially the following language:

A public hearing involving approval of a permit for tree removal or development on this property will be held by the historic and environmental preservation board of the City of Miami.

Description of activity:

Place of hearing:

Time:

For additional information call 311.

The sign shall be erected in full view of the public on each street side or side nearest a street of the property being considered for such permit.

(2)

Mailed notice. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing by the historic and environmental preservation board shall be sent at least ten days in advance of the hearing, by mail, to the owner of the subject property and the owners of the adjacent property and other departments or agencies deemed appropriate by the board.

(3)

Published notice. The published notice shall contain a description of the activity and the time and place of the hearing. Publication shall be made in the following:

a.

A daily newspaper of general circulation in the city;

b.

A daily newspaper of general circulation in the city, devoted primarily to reporting of financial, business, industrial and legal information; and

c.

A newspaper devoted primarily to reporting information of interest in an area or locality of the city.

Such publications shall be made not less than ten days in advance of the public hearing and shall be prepared and paid for by the city. These publications shall be sent to the city manager's office or its designated city department for distribution to the registered homeowners' associations.

(Code 1967, § 64-14; Ord. No. 9427, § 1(C), 5-27-82; Ord. No. 9769, § 1, 12-15-83; Code 1980, § 17-14; Ord. No. 13174, § 2, 5-13-10; Ord. No. 14138, § 7, 2-9-23)