(A) Proposing amendments. Amendments to this chapter may be proposed by the administrator, any member of the Board of Trustees, any planning committee member, or any party in interest. Every amendment proposal shall be filed on a prescribed form in the administrator’s office. The administrator shall promptly transmit each proposal, together with any comments or recommendations he or she may wish to make, to the planning committee for a public hearing.
(B) Public hearing, notice.
(1) The planning committee shall hold a public hearing on every amendment proposal within a reasonable time after said proposal is submitted to it. At the hearing, any interested party may appear and testify, either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney.
(2) Notice indicating the time, date, and place of the hearing, and the nature of the proposed amendment, shall be given not more than 30 nor less than 15 days before the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the village.
(C) Advisory report, action by Board of Trustees.
(1) Within a reasonable time after the public hearing, the planning committee shall submit an advisory report to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall act on the proposed amendment at its next regularly scheduled meeting following submission of the planning committee’s report.
(2) Without another public hearing, the Board of Trustees may either approve or reject the proposed amendment or may refer it back to the planning committee for further consideration.
(Prior Code, § 11-5-2) (Ord. 731, passed 7-1-2013)