§ 20.86.070. Commission hearing--Procedure and decision.

A. The commission shall, not less than ten days after the giving of notice of a public hearing on an amendment, hold the hearing.

B. If, for any reason, testimony on any case set for public hearing cannot be completed on the day set for such hearing, the commission presiding at such public hearing may, before the adjournment or recess thereof, publicly announce the time and place to, and at which, the hearings will be continued, and such announcement will serve as sufficient notice of such continuance and without recourse to the form of public notice as provided for in Section 20.86.060.

C. Upon the completion of a public hearing, the commission shall render its decision on the matter so heard. Failure to so act within forty days after the completion of a hearing shall serve to automatically and immediately refer the whole matter to the council for such action as it deems warranted under the circumstances. In the event of such failure on the part of the commission to act, the city administrative officer shall immediately deliver to the council all of the records of the matter involved.

D. The recommendation for approval of any amendment shall be by resolution of the commission carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of its total voting members. An affirmative vote of less than a majority of its total voting members shall constitute a disapproval.

E. A disapproval shall be final unless appealed to the council within fifteen days after the commission renders its decisions.

F. The commission shall announce and record its action by formal resolution.

G. No later than ten days after final action by the commission on an application, notice of the decision shall be mailed to the applicant at the address shown up on the application.

(Prior code § 19.88.070 (Ord. 557 § 408(F), 1964))