1107.01 AMENDMENT PROCEDURE.

   Council may amend the zoning regulations and rezone property within the City on its own motion, or at the request of a property owner or owner's agent with the following procedure. Every proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Council first for its consideration. Proposed amendments, prior to adoption, shall be referred to the Commission for a report and recommendation. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation of the Commission, the Council shall conduct a public hearing which shall have been advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City for a period of not less than thirty (30) days. The Council may refer a proposed amendment to a committee of Council for further study at any time prior to adoption.

   The Council may declare a moratorium for a period not to exceed 120 days if it finds and determines the necessity of preventing applications for Site Development Plan approval to the Commission, or applications for building permits to the Building Commissioner, during a period when amendments to the Code are being reviewed by the Council, and legislation is pending to amend the Code, in order to prevent the vesting of property owners' rights during the limited period of time when such legislation is being considered.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)