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THE ZONIN(; REPORT Page Two "Sec. 107: Notice R{.quirements: . . . "Sec, 108: Public H~arings: Before rendering any decision on any Fatter subject to the jur- isdiction of the Hea~ing Officer, the Hearing Officer shall ho}d at,least one public hearing thereon and may reol~en any matter for addi- tional evidence. Noti~ce of the time and place of the public hearin~ shall be given as set forth in Sec. 107. T~e pubhc hearing may be continued from time ito time as necessary to gather additional info~mation, and no additional notice need be given t~f the hearing be adjourn- ed to a date certain ~y the Hearing Officer. A verbatim record of thee !)ubhc hearing shall be required, and the H~aring Officer shall pre- serve her findings of' fact and conclusions of law in the record for~each item or matter be- fore her. "Sec. 109: Planning- Department Report and Recommendation: Th~ Planning Department shall coordinate the ~.review of and assemble comments on all matt.~rs which are subject to the Hearing Officer's j~lrisdictiom, and may pre- pare or cause to be ~repared a report summa- rizing the factors inxolved, and may make or cause to be made a r~commendation thereon at the public hearing at heard. "Sec. 110: Parties o persons, ordy if makir ord, are hereby define entitled, by themselve which the matter will be Interest: The followin~ g an appearance of tee- fl as parties and, shall be s or through a represen- :ina public hearing be- tative, to participate~ fore the Hearing Officer: "A. The applicant or a~ppellant; "E. Either an owner~ or lessee of property which is directly affected by the matter which is before the Hearing Officer; "C. Any person, organfzation, group or govern- mental entity who denlonstrates to the Hearing Officer that he has significant interest in the sub,%ect matter of '.he hearing; "D. Any member of the City Administration. "For purposes of this Section, an "appearance of record" shall mean ~ither: "1. An ora] statemerit sufficiently identif.vinl~ the person making the%amc or by his represen- tative, made at the he, ring; or January 21, 1994 issue "2. A written statement giving the name and address of the person making the appearance, signed by him or his representative, and filed with the Hearing Officer either prior to the commencement of the hearing or when permit- ted by the Hearing Officer. "Sec. 111: Hearing Officer's Decision: Subject to the requirements of Sec. 105 above, un}ess the matter is referred to the CPC, the Hearing Officer shall make a decision on each item which is before her. The decision of the Hear- ing Officer shall be made after considering ail of the relevant evidence before her and apply- lng that evidence to the requirements of the [City] Code, as amended. When the Hearing Oflicer renders a decision, she shall make find- ings and conclusions of law which support her decision, and the findings and conclusions shah set forth and demonstrate the manner in which the decision meets the requirements of the [City] Code, as amended. The verbatim record of the hearing shall be preserved for at least 60 days after final agency action by the Hear- ing Officer or, if appealed pursuant to this [chapter], at least 60 days after final agency action by the appellate body .... "The Hearing Officer may require such condi- tions for an5, matter as she deems reasonable and necessary in order to further the purpose of the [City] Code, as amended. Violations of such conditions, when made a part of the terms under which any matter is decided, shall be deemed a violation of the Hearing Officer's decision. "The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be final agency action unless an appeal is filed pursuant to Sec. 114, or a rehearing is request- ed before the Hearing Officer within the appli- cable appeal period. "Sec. 112: Conduct of the Hearing Officer: "A. The Hearing Officer shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, with any party or hi~ representative in connection with any issue involved except upon notice and opportunity for all par.ties to participate; and "B. The Hearing Officer shall not use nor rely upon any communication~ reports, staff memo- randa, or other materials prepared in connec-