(A) General.
(1) The City Council may adopt amendments to either this chapter, zoning map or overlay maps in relation to the land uses within a district or the boundaries of the district(s) by the most restrictive majorities allowed by state statute.
(2) The amendments shall not be issued indiscriminately but shall only be used as a means to reflect changes in the goals of the community or changes in the conditions of the city.
(B) Procedure.
(1) An amendment may be initiated by the Council, the Planning Commission or by any property owner.
(2) The Zoning Administrator shall review the proposed changes and make a recommendation to the Planning Commission.
(3) The Planning Commission shall make a reasonable attempt to cause all property owners within a minimum of 350 feet of the proposed zoning district change to be notified by regular mail and shall publish a hearing notice for either a zoning district change or zoning ordinance change in the legal section of the official newspaper and shall provide notice to the DNR at least ten days ahead of the public hearing. The Planning Commission shall hold the hearing and make a timely recommendation to the City Council. Adoption of a new zoning map shall require published notice only. The Planning Commission shall consider the criteria for land use categories, § 152.030(F) of this chapter, in its decision.
(4) The City Council shall review the recommendations and shall make a timely decision. An amendment requires a majority vote to be enacted, except where all or part of the existing classification of a zoning district is to be zoned from residential to either commercial or industrial. In that instance, a two-thirds majority is required.
(5) The City Administrator shall publish a summary of the text of the change or description of boundary change or a new zoning map, whichever is appropriate, in the official newspaper within 30 days after action by the Council.
(Ord. 332, passed 5-19-2008; Ord. 394, passed 8-5-2019)