§ 5-602. Major variances; Conditional uses.

(a) Hearing required.

For major variances and conditional uses, the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals or the City Council, as the case may be, must conduct a hearing at which:

(1) the parties in interest and the general public will have an opportunity to be heard; and

(2) all agency reports will be read.

(b) Notice of hearing required.

Notice of the hearing must be given by posting in a conspicuous place on the subject property.

(c) Contents of notice.

The notice must include:

(1) the date, time, place, and purpose of the public hearing;

(2) the address of the subject property or a drawing or description of the boundaries of the area affected by the proposed variance or conditional use;

(3) the name of the applicant; and

(4) how additional information on the matter can be obtained.

(d) Number and manner of posted notices.

(1) The number and manner of posting is as follows:

(i) for an individual property, at least 1 sign must be visible from each of the property's street frontages;

(ii) each sign must be posted at a prominent location, near the sidewalk or public right-of-way, so that it is visible to passing pedestrians and motorists;

(iii) a window-mounted sign must be mounted inside the window glass and placed so that it is clearly visible to passing pedestrians and motorists; and

(iv) each sign must be at least 3 feet by 4 feet in size.

(2) Nothing in this subtitle prevents the voluntary posting of more notices than required by this subtitle.

(e) Timing of notice.

The posted notice must be:

(1) posted at least 21 days before the public hearing; and

(2) removed within 48 hours after conclusion of the public hearing.