(a) Pre-filing meeting. Before filing a petition for an amendment or a request for a zoning study, an applicant shall meet with the planning and development director to discuss the proposed amendment or request and to become more familiar with the applicable requirements and approval procedures of the city.
(b) Filing.
(1) A petition requesting an amendment or a zoning study shall be filed with the planning and development department on a form provided by the director.
(2) Applicable fees shall be payable as set forth in the City of Asheville's Fees and Charges Manual.
(3) Petitions must be submitted by 12:00 noon on the last Friday of a month in order for the petition to be heard at the meeting of the planning and zoning commission scheduled at least 30 days later.
(c) Content of applications.
(1) Each application shall contain or be accompanied by all information required on the application form provided by the planning and development director.
(2) Every amendment proposing to change the district boundary lines shall be accompanied by a metes and bounds description, a survey of the area involved, or reference to existing lots, sufficient in the estimation of the planning and development director to plot or otherwise identify the amendment on the official zoning maps of the City of Asheville.
(3) Any person designated by the owner(s) of the property included in the petition to serve as agent for the owner shall submit such authorization in writing with the application.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 3296, § 1, 10-25-05)