§ 22.7. Conduct of the mayor and city council's hearing.

22.7.1.

Sign up. All persons who wish to address the mayor and city council at a hearing concerning a proposed zoning decision under consideration by the mayor and city council shall first sign up on a form to be provided by the city prior to the commencement of the hearing.

22.7.2.

Matter presented. Proposed zoning decisions shall be called in the order determined by the city manager. The zoning administrator or his designee will read the proposed zoning decision under consideration and summarize the departmental reviews pertaining thereto prior to receiving public input on said proposed zoning decision. If an application is not complete, or all requirements of this chapter have not been complied with, the application is out of order and will not be called at that meeting. It shall be tabled for one (1) month. If the application is still incomplete or out of order at the next meeting, it shall be deemed withdrawn. The applicant shall have to wait six (6) months to reapply.

22.7.3.

Speakers. The mayor or her designee shall call each person who has signed up to speak on the zoning decision in the order in which the persons have signed up to speak, except the applicant who will always speak first. Prior to speaking, the speaker will identify himself or herself and state his or her current address. Only those persons who signed up to speak prior to the commencement of the hearing shall be entitled to speak, unless the mayor and city council, in his discretion, allows the person to speak to the zoning decision, notwithstanding the failure of the person to sign up prior to the hearing.

22.7.4.

Time limits. Each speaker shall be allowed five (5) minutes to address the mayor and city council concerning the zoning decision then under consideration, unless the mayor and city council allows additional time for a particular speaker to address the mayor and city council on said proposed zoning decision. The applicant shall have a minimum of ten (10) minutes for his presentation (including all related witnesses or experts). The applicant may initially use all of the time allotted to him to speak, or he may speak and reserve a portion of his allotted time for rebuttal. Opponents are not allowed rebuttal or a second opportunity to speak, unless specifically granted by the mayor and city council. In all circumstances, the proponent(s) and opponent(s) of each amendment shall have no less than ten (10) minutes per side for presentation of data, evidence, and opinion thereon; if there is only one (1) applicant or opponent, such person shall have the full ten (10) minutes if desired. In the event the opponents collectively take more than ten (10) minutes, the applicant's time shall be extended similarly if desired. A member of the mayor and city council's staff shall be designated as the time keeper to record the time expended by each speaker.

22.7.5.

Decorum and order. Each speaker shall speak only to the merits of the proposed zoning decision under consideration and shall address his remarks only to the mayor and city council. Each speaker shall refrain from personal attacks on any other speaker or the discussion of facts or opinions irrelevant to the proposed zoning decision under consideration. The mayor and city council may limit or refuse a speaker the right to continue, if the speaker, after first being cautioned, continues to violate this subsection. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the mayor and city council from conducting the hearing in an orderly and decorous manner to assure that the public hearing on a proposed zoning decision is conducted in a fair and orderly manner.

22.7.6.

These procedures shall be available in writing at all hearings.