(a) Notice of Hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published once not less than ten days prior to the hearing in the official newspaper of the city given as required for minor rezones by SMC 10.40 and SMC 21. Additional notice of such hearing shall be given by mail, posting on the property, or in any manner the planning department or hearing examiner deems suitable to notify adjacent owners and the public.

(b) Conduct of Hearing. At the hearing, the hearing examiner shall consider all relevant evidence to determine whether the proposed planned development overlay should be approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved according to the planned development overlay criteria enumerated in SMC 10.24.050.

(c) Written Recommendation. Not later than ten business days following the conclusion of the hearing, or any continued hearing, the hearing examiner shall render a written recommendation to the city council and transmit a copy thereof or a notice of availability of the decision to all parties of record. Posting the decision on a city or hearing examiner website may serve as such notice to parties of record provided that the applicant shall be given a copy of the decision. The hearing examiner may recommend that the proposed planned development overlay be approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved. Conditions of approval shall be precisely recited in the hearing examiner's recommendation. (Ord. 1995, § 1, 2016.)