Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

LAND USE ADMINISTRATION
7.22 Notice of Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council meetings shall
be published and posted.
The date, time, and place of such Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council meetings shall be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the Town of Gilbert, and shall be posted
within the area included in the amendment. Both such publication and posting shall not be less than fifteen (15)
days before the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to
maintain the posting.
A. A posted notice shall be printed so that the following are visible from a distance of one hundred (100)
feet: the word "zoning", the present zoning district classification, the proposed zoning district
classification, the date and time of the hearing.
B. In proceedings involving rezoning of land which abuts other municipalities or unincorporated areas of
the county or a combination thereof, copies of the notice of public hearing shall be transmitted to the
planning agency of such governmental unit abutting such land. In addition to notice by publication, a
municipality may give notice of the hearing in such other manner as it may deem necessary or
desirable.
C. In the event that requests for amendments to the general requirements and uses are made, no
application or posting shall be required but all other requirements of this Section shall be adhered to.
7.23 Failure of Planning and Zoning Commission to report on amendment.
If the Planning and Zoning Commission fails to report on any text or zoning map amendment within sixty
(60) days after the initial Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a
recommendation of approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
7.24 Another application after denial or withdrawal.
In the event that an application for amendment is denied by the Town Council or that the application is
withdrawn after the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall have
the authority to refuse to accept another application for the same amendment within a year of the date of the
original hearing.
7.3 Board of Adjustment.
There is hereby created a "Board of Adjustment", which Board shall be the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the Town of Gilbert. The word "Board" when used in this Code shall mean the Board of
Adjustment. The Chair of the Board of Adjustment shall be the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning
Commission or designee. The Executive Secretary of the Board of Adjustment shall be the Planning Director.
The Board of Adjustment shall have the power and jurisdiction to hear those matters set forth in this zoning
Code.
A. All meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chair and at such other times as the Board may
determine. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The chair, or in his/her absence the
acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses in accordance with the laws
of the State of Arizona.
Ch. I, Pg. 359