303.44 - DATE AND NOTICE OF HEARING.

        303.44  DATE AND NOTICE OF HEARING.         The board of supervisors to whom the petition is addressed, at its      next regular, special, or adjourned meeting, shall set the time and      place when it will meet for a hearing upon the petition, and direct      the county auditor in whose office the petition is filed to cause      notice to be given to all persons whom it may concern, without naming      them, of the pendency and prayer of the petition, by publication of a      notice once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper of      general circulation published in the proposed district.  The last      publication shall not be less than twenty days prior to the date set      for the hearing of the petition.  If no such newspaper is published      in the proposed district, then notice shall be by posting at least      five copies of the notice in the proposed district at least twenty      days before the hearing.  Proof of giving notice shall be made by      affidavit of the publisher or affidavit of the person who posted the      notices, and the proof shall be on file with the county auditor at      the time the hearing begins.  The notice of hearing shall be directed      to all persons it may concern, and shall state the following:         1.  That a petition has been filed with the county auditor of that      county for establishment of a proposed land use district and the name      of the proposed district.         2.  An intelligible description of the boundaries of the territory      to be embraced in the district.         3.  The date, hour, and place where the petition will come on for      hearing before the board of supervisors of the named county.         4.  That the board of supervisors will fix and determine the      boundaries of the proposed district as described in the petition, and      at the hearing all interested persons shall have an opportunity to be      heard regarding the location and boundaries of the proposed district      and to make suggestions regarding it.  
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         83 Acts, ch 108, § 4         Referred to in § 303.45, 303.46, 303.48, 303.64