§ 25-1-131. INTERESTED PARTIES.

(A)

An interested party is a person who has an interest in a matter that is the subject of a public hearing or administrative decision. A person has an interest if the person:

(1)

is the applicant or the record owner of property that is the subject of a public hearing or administrative decision; or

(2)

communicates an interest in a matter; and

(a)

occupies a primary residence that is within 500 feet of the site of the proposed development;

(b)

is the record owner of property within 500 feet of the site of the proposed development;

(c)

is an officer of an environmental or neighborhood organization that has an interest in the site of the proposed development or whose declared boundaries are within 500 feet of the site of the proposed development; or

(d)

has a utility account address located within 500 feet of the site of the proposed development, as shown in the City utility records on the date of the filing of the application.

(B)

A person communicates an interest in a matter that is the subject of a public hearing by:

(1)

delivering a written statement that generally identifies the issues of concern to the body conducting the hearing, either before or during the public hearing; or

(2)

appearing and speaking for the record at the public hearing.

(C)

A person communicates an interest in a matter that is the subject of an administrative decision by delivering a written statement to the responsible director or by making telephone contact with the responsible director. The communication must:

(1)

generally identify the issues of concern;

(2)

include the person's name, telephone phone number, and mailing address;

(3)

be delivered before the earliest date on which action on the application may occur; and

(4)

if the communication is by telephone, be confirmed in writing not later than seven days after the earliest date on which action on the application may occur.

Source: Section 13-1-240; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010329-18; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20080515-033; Ord. 20090521-062.