3.9 NOTICE

The Fountain Green City shall provide notice of all public hearings that are required by this Chapter. A. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS. Reasonable notice of all public hearings and meetings shall contain a description of the property, with a brief explanation of the proposed use, and the date, place, and time of the public hearing, which notice shall be: 1. Posted in at least three public places in the City. In addition, proposed annexations, rezones, and major subdivision applications may be posted on the City website; and Final copy approved by Fountain Green City Council February 18, 2008. Minor changes 3.6 F and G April 19, 2012. 3.20 Amended October 18, 2012. Amended section 3.15 January 19, 2023. Amended sections 3.2 & 3.15 March 16, 2023. Revise section 3.6 G January 18, 2024. Revise section 3.6 F & G January 16, 2025. Updated & Revised Jan 22, 2026. 2. When required either published in or submitted to a newspaper of general circulation within the City at least ten days before the date of the hearing; and B. NOTICE TO AFFECTED ENTITIES. When required by law, Fountain Green City shall provide notice by first class mail to Affected Entities as defined in section 3-20 Notice Matrix. C. PURPOSE OF NOTICE. The purpose of the notice is to reasonably inform surrounding property owners and jurisdictions of an application for zoning commercial or industrial development or a proposed modification to the General Plan. No minor omission or defect in the notice or mailing shall be deemed to impair the validity of the proceedings to consider the zoning application. If at or prior to the public hearing an omission or defect in the mailed notice is brought to the attention of the Planning Commission, it shall determine whether the omission or defect impairs or has impaired a surrounding property owner’s ability to participate in the public hearing, upon which finding it shall continue the hearing on the application for zoning for at least 14 days. Any omission or defect in the mailed notice that is not brought to the Planning Commission’s attention or that the commission finds did not impair a surrounding property owner’s ability to participate in the hearing shall not affect the validity of the zoning proceedings. D. EFFECT OF NOTICE. Proof that notice was given pursuant to subsection A above is prima facie evidence that notice was properly given. If notice given under authority of this section is not challenged as provided for under State law within 30 days from the date of the hearing for which the challenged notice was given, the notice shall be deemed to have been adequate and proper.