§ 158-394. Joint hearings.  


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  • A motion for consolidation of two or more applications, petitions or other proceedings, if made prior to hearing, shall be in writing, signed by the movant, his attorney or representative, and filed with the clerk prior to the date set for hearing. No two or more applications, petitions, complaints or other proceedings shall be consolidated or heard jointly without the affirmative consent of all parties to all of such proceedings, and by consent of the council, unless the council shall find that the two or more applications, petitions, complaints or other proceedings involve common questions of law and fact, and shall further find that separate hearings would result in unwarranted expense or delay or substantial injustice.

(Code 1956, § 52-122)