The regulations imposed and the districts created under this chapter may be amended from time to time by ordinance after the ordinance establishing them has gone into effect.
(A) No such amendment shall be made unless the Board of Zoning Appeals has conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment. At the public hearing a written protest, signed by the following property owners, may be filed:
(1) Owners of 20% or more of the land with frontage on the same block as, or frontage on the alley in the same block across from, or frontage on the block across from the proposed amendment; and
(2) Owners of 20% or more of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by the owners of 20% of the frontage immediately adjoining or across the valley therefrom, or by the owners of 20% of the frontage directly opposite of the frontage proposed to be amended.
(B) Notice of the public hearing shall be made not less than 15 days or more than 30 days prior to the date of the public hearing. Such notice shall include the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing and shall be placed at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the village.
(C) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall submit to the Board of Trustees an accurate and complete written report stating the arguments and discussions presented by all present at the public hearing. This report shall be adopted by a majority vote of those members of the Board of Zoning Appeals in attendance at the public hearing.
(D) The Board of Trustees may adopt the amendment to the ordinance by a two-thirds’ majority vote of all Trustees.
(E) Notice of a change to the zoning book shall be made to the public not more than 30 days after being adopted by the Village Board of Trustees. Such notice shall be placed at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the village.
(Ord. 07-O-01, passed - -2007)