§ 2303. Public notification.

The building inspector shall then prepare and cause to be published at least once in the Vidalia Advance, a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the City of Vidalia and its official organ, a notice of the public hearings which will be held by the planning commission and city council, stating the time, place and purpose of such hearings, the location of the property and name of the owner thereof, the present zoning classification of the property, and the proposed zoning classification of the property. The publication of said notice shall be published at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearings. Public hearings shall also be held by the planning commission on proposed amendments to this ordinance initiated by the city council or by the planning commission, and notice of such hearings shall be published as hereinbefore provided for notices of hearings on petitions of owners for rezoning. Such notices shall state the time, place and purpose of such hearings and, if rezoning of property is proposed, shall also state the location of the property, the present zoning classification of the property, and the proposed zoning classification of the property.