An amendment initiated by at least one owner or lessee of property or developer with an option on such property within the area proposed to be changed or affected by said amendment shall be submitted and reviewed according to the following:
(a) Discussion with Planning Commission. Prior to submitting an application for an amendment to the Planning and Zoning Code, the applicant shall appear before the Planning Commission to informally discuss the proposed amendment. However, no action shall be taken at such a meeting and no discussions, opinions, suggestions, or recommendations of the Planning Commission shall be relied upon by the applicant to indicate subsequent approval or disapproval of the proposed amendment.
(b) Submission Requirements. The application and required documentation shall be submitted at least eighteen (18) calendar days prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at which the application is to be considered. Applications for proposed amendments shall contain at least the following information:
(1) The name, address and phone number of the applicant and the property owner if other than the applicant;
(2) A statement of the reason(s) for the proposed amendment;
(3) A statement on the ways in which the proposed amendment relates to the Comprehensive Plan;
(4) Legal description of the parcel(s) to be rezoned, drawn by a registered surveyor;
(5) Present use and zoning district;
(6) Proposed use and zoning district;
(7) A vicinity map at a scale approved by the Zoning Administrator showing property lines, thoroughfares, existing and proposed zoning, and such other items as the Zoning Administrator may require;
(8) Existing topography at two-foot contour intervals of the property to be rezoned and extending at least 250 feet outside the proposed site, and including property lines, easements, street rights-of-ways, existing structures, trees and landscaping features existing thereon.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)