(a) Intent. This section governs all public hearings held by the Commission as required by this chapter.

(b) Public Hearing Notice. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation within the City not less than seven (7) days prior to the date of hearing. The notice shall contain at least the following information:

(c) Property Owner Notification. Notification shall be mailed to real property owners on record on the Borough Assessor’s records within a three hundred (300) foot periphery of the parcel affected by the proposed action. This notice shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing. When a public hearing is to be held about a proposed zoning ordinance amendment involving a change in the text or major district boundary changes, no notification of neighboring property owners shall be required, but notices shall be displayed in at least three (3) public places.

(d) Public Posting. The applicant shall post the property subject to the application with public notices as provided by the City at least ten (10) days before the date of the required public hearing. Such notices shall be placed so as to be visible from each improved street adjacent to the property. The applicant is responsible for removing the posted notices within five (5) days after the hearing is completed. Failure to properly post notices shall be grounds for deferral or denial of the application. No one except the applicant, an agent of the applicant, or the City shall remove or tamper with any such required posted notice during the period it is required to be maintained under this subsection.

(e) Proof of Posting. Before the public hearing, the applicant shall submit to the City an affidavit signed by the person who posted the notice stating that the notice was posted as required by this section.