§ 5-38.1-2. Hearings and objections by neighboring landowners.
(a) The city council of the city of Pawtucket, before granting a license under this chapter
to operate a motor vehicle repair business, defined in § 5-38.1-3, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application
for the license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall 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 advertisement shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation
in the city of Pawtucket; provided, that before the local licensing authority publis
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§ 5-38.1-2. Hearings and objections by neighboring landowners.
(a) The city council of the city of Pawtucket, before granting a license under this chapter
to operate a motor vehicle repair business, defined in § 5-38.1-3, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application
for the license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall 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 advertisement shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation
in the city of Pawtucket; provided, that before the local licensing authority publishes
notice of a hearing, it shall collect from the applicant for the license a fee of
ten dollars ($10.00), plus the cost of posting and publishing the notice. The notice
shall state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard and shall name the date, time,
and place of the hearing.
(b) The local licensing authority, before granting a license under this ordinance, shall
provide notice of the application, by mail, to all owners of property whose property
in whole or in part falls within two hundred feet (200′) of the property line of the
place of business seeking the application. The manner and method of notification of
property owners shall be done in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by
the local licensing authority.