(A) Public hearing by Town Council. Within 30 days of receipt of the Planning and Zoning Board recommendations and record of proceedings, the Town Council shall hold a public hearing to hear and decide the application and to act on the application, as required by law.
(B) Authority. At its public hearing, the Town Council shall consider and take final action upon the application, and shall exercise its lawful authority to amend, supplement or repeal the regulations and provisions of this chapter, and to grant, deny or revise the request or application for development approval.
(C) Action at hearing. The Town Council shall have the authority to approve, disapprove or modify the application submitted, or to defer action for its continued information and review, or to inspect the site in question, or for such reasonable cause extended by the Council as its justifiable reason.
(D) Record of final action. When the final action has been taken by the Town Council, its record and minutes shall be open to the public. Upon request, the Town Clerk shall provide the applicant with a copy of the certified minutes of the action taken on the application.
(E) Application amendment and withdrawal. The applicant may not amend its application after the official notice of the public hearing by the Town Council has been published. Otherwise the applicant must refile in the same manner as for a new application, including the payment of a new application fee, unless waived by the Town Council.
(F) Application for rehearing. Whenever, after the review, investigation and hearing by the Town Council, any application for a change in zoning or in the requirements for a zoning district classification has been denied, a re-application cannot be submitted to the town until the expiration of at least six months thereafter.
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991)