§ 5-38.4-2 - Hearings and objections by neighboring landowners.
SECTION 5-38.4-2
§ 5-38.4-2 Hearings and objections byneighboring landowners. – (a) The city council of the city of Cranston, before granting a license underthis chapter to operate a motor vehicle repair business, defined in §5-38.4-3, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time ofthe application for the license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of whichshall be given by advertisement published once a week for at least two (2)weeks prior to the hearing in the manner provided by law. The advertisementshall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city ofCranston; provided, that before the local licensing authority publishes noticeof a hearing it shall collect from the applicant for the license a fee of tendollars ($10.00), plus the cost of posting and publishing the notice. Thenotice shall state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard and names thedate, time, and place of the hearing.
(b) The local licensing authority, before granting a licenseunder this ordinance, shall provide notice of the application, by mail, to allowners of property whose property in whole or in part falls within two hundred(200) feet of the property line of the place of business seeking theapplication. The manner and method of notification of property owners shall bedone in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the local licensingauthority.