(A) Authorization.
(1) This chapter, including the zoning map, may be amended from time to time by the City Council, but no amendment shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by or shall have first been submitted to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. The Planning Commission shall have 30 days within which to submit its report. If the Commission fails to submit a report within the 30-day period, it shall be deemed, to have approved the request amendment. In no instance shall a property owner or owners initiate action for a zoning amendment affecting the same parcel of property, or any part thereof, more often than once every 12 months.
(2) Any communication purporting to be an application for a change shall be regarded as mere notice to seek relief until it is made in the form required. Upon receipt of any communication, the interested parties shall be supplied with the proper form for presenting his application by the Building Inspector.
(B) Initiation. Proposed changes or amendments to the chapter may be initiated by City Council, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning and Housing Appeals, or by application of any interested property owner or resident of the city.
(C) Public hearing. Before enacting an amendment to this chapter, the City Council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least 15 days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.
(Ord. 94-06-01, passed 6-14-94; Am. Ord. 05-02-03, passed 2-15-05)