Section 1130.930  Notice of Public Hearing on Applications for Permit

a)         Content and Distribution of Notice of Public Hearing on Application for Permit

If HFSRB staff receive a request for a public hearing on a proposed project in response to the Notice of Review and Opportunity for Public Hearing or Comment within the time frame established in the notice, HFSRB staff shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed project and prepare and publish a Notice of Public Hearing.  The Notice of Public Hearing shall consist of at least the following:

1)         Identification of the subject to be heard;

2)         Identification of the law under which the subject is being heard;

3)         Identification of the agency conducting the hearing;

4)         Announcement of the time, date and location of the hearing;

5)         Announcement that the hearing is an open public meeting at which all parties at interest will be afforded an opportunity to present written and/or verbal comments relevant to the project; and

6)         Announcement that allegations or assertions should be relevant to the need for the proposed project and be supported with two copies of documentation or materials that are preferably printed or typed on 8½" by 11" paper.

b)         Notice to all other persons, including members of the general public, who are to be served by the proposed project shall be deemed to have been given by publication of the Notice of Public Hearing in a newspaper in the area or community where the project is to occur.

HFSRB NOTE: If the applicant or other person requests a public hearing on a proposed project after an application for permit has been submitted, but prior to the application being deemed complete or after a modification that requires an opportunity for a public hearing (pursuant to the provisions of this Part) is received, HFSRB staff shall not provide a Notice of Review and Opportunity for Public Hearing or Comment.  But shall, at the time the application is deemed complete or the modification is received, schedule a public hearing and prepare and publish a Notice of Public Hearing.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 14647, effective October 14, 2016)