HAR §11-217-5. Public notices

(a) When an applicant for a site-specific alternate design or similar action has an application pending before the board, the board may require the applicant to pay all costs related to the processing of said application. Costs may include processing fees, proceeding costs and costs related to publishing the required public notices. (b) When a public notice is required, and the board had determined that the applicant shall pay all fees assessed for publishing legal notices, payment shall be made directly to the newspaper publishing said notice. (c) The public notice shall appear in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the activity is proposed. (d) The public notice shall include at least the following: (1) Name, address and phone number of the agency issuing the public notice; (2) Name and address of each applicant; 217-6 3084 §11-217-6 (3) Brief description of the activities or operations at the location of the proposed site specific alternate design; (4) A brief description of the procedures for the formulation of final determinations, including the specified comment period and other means by which interested persons may comment upon those determinations; and (5) Address and phone of the agency premises at which interested persons may obtain further information and may inspect a copy of the application and related materials. (e) The public notice shall be reviewed and approved by the board prior to publication and must appear in the approved form. (f) The applicant shall obtain an affidavit specifying the date the notice appeared in the newspaper(s) and make a copy of the affidavit available to the board. (g) The board shall make information regarding the proposed site specific alternate design, design specification or interpretive opinion available for inspection in the county in which the applicant's activities are being proposed, and may at its discretion circulate information to appropriate state and county officials. [Eff 2/11/91; comp 7/28/95; am and comp 9/5/00; am and comp 9/20/03] (Auth: HRS §348F-6) (Imp: HRS §103-50)