A petition and accompanying map, being a part of every application for changes in the district lines, shall be circulated by the applicant in the vicinity of the lot for which a change of zoning is requested. It shall be circulated to the owners of all property adjacent to, in the rear of, or across the street from the property for which a change of zoning is requested, and shall be checked by the administrative officer as to validity of signatures. Obtaining the signatures of adjacent property owners shall be merely indicative of their feeling in the matter and shall not be binding on the Planning Commission in any way.
If there appears to be doubt that all affected owners were canvassed with the petition, or if opposition to the change has been expressed by affected owners, then the Commission may hold a public hearing on the request after notifying all affected owners who had not signed the petition, by publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality, fifteen days in advance of the date set for the hearing.
The same procedure, rules and regulations, shall apply in the case of property owners protesting a change of zoning, except that the reasons for such protest shall be clearly stated on the petition prior to its circulation.
(Ord. 24-66. Passed 4-5-66.)