A. Filing Of Application: An application for an amendment shall be filed with the village clerk, and thereafter entered into the records of the first meeting thereafter of the corporate authorities.
B. Hearing And Notice Requirements:
1. A copy of such application shall thereafter be forwarded by the village clerk to the planning and zoning commission with a request to hold a public hearing and submit to the corporate authorities a report of its findings and recommendations.
2. Upon being advised of the date of hearing, the village clerk shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the village not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to said hearing.
3. The published report shall be supplemented by sending copies of the same to the property owners, as recorded in the office of the county recorder of deeds and as appears from the tax records of this county of all property within two hundred fifty feet (250') in each direction of the location for which the amendment is requested, and the number of feet occupied by all public roads, streets, alleys, and other public ways shall be excluded in determining the two hundred fifty foot (250') requirement.
4. In case an amendment does not affect the zoning district boundaries but only changes the text of this title, unless such change directly affects any particular property, publication of the notice of the hearing as required in subsection B2 of this section shall suffice, and notification of individual property owners shall not be required.
5. The planning and zoning commission shall hold a hearing on such application for an amendment at such time and place as determined by the planning and zoning commission, and as advertised by the village clerk. The hearing shall be conducted and a record of the proceedings shall be preserved in such manner and according to such procedures as the planning and zoning commission, by rule, prescribes from time to time. Findings and recommendations of the planning and zoning commission shall be submitted to the corporate authorities not later than sixty (60) days following the public hearing. (2005 Zoning Code)