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ordinance upon which tiiis Board is required to pass under this ordinance; to decide sudi questions tliat are involved in determining whether special exceptions with such conditions and safeguards as are appropriate under this ordinance, or to deny special exceptions when not in	liarmonv with the	purposes and	intent of this ordinance.
A special	exception	shall not	be	granted by the Board of
Adjustment unless and until:
1005.2.1	The owner of the property for which the special
exception	is sought	or	Ids agent shall be
notified by mail of	at	least fifteen (15) days
in advance of public hearing. A notice shall be mailed not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such hearing, to the owner of all properties witiiin a radius of three hundred (300) feet of the external boundaries of the property described in the application for the special exception, using for this purpose the-last known address as shown on the tax roll of the City of Bay St. Louis and where applicable the County of Hancock. Notice of such hearing shall be posted on the property for which the special exception is being sought, at the City Hall, and in one other public place at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing, and data pertinent to the exception being sought shall be given in a local newspaper with general circulation in the community at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing.
1005.2.2	The lioard of Adjustment shall make a finding that it is empowered under die section of this ordinance described in the application to grant the special exception, and that the granting of the special exception will not adversely affect the public, interest.
1005.2.3	In granting any special exception, the Board of Adjustment may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the special exception is granted, shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance and punishable under Section 906 of this ordinance. The Board of Adjustment shall prescribe a time limit within which the action for which the special exception is required shall be begun or completed or both. Failure to begin or complete, or both, such action within the time limit set shall void the special exception.