A. Regulation imposed and the districts created by this title may be amended from time to time by ordinance, but no such amendments shall be made without public hearing before the planning commission of the city, with the exception of amendments under section 15.2.5, "P Preservation District", of this title wherein said public hearing shall be held before the preservation commission of the city. Notice shall be given of the time, date, and the place of the hearing, not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing, by publishing a notice thereof at least once in one or more newspapers in general circulation in the city. As a result of the hearing, the planning commission or preservation commission shall make findings of fact and shall submit a recommendation concerning proposed amendments to the city council.
B. The administrative official shall cause to be posted, not less than seven (7) or more than fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled hearing, on any property proposed to be changed from one district to another, a notice containing the following: date, time, place, existing zoning and proposed zoning, along with a district statement of intent. Provided, however, that in case of a change in district involving more than one lot or parcel, such notice need only be posted at the corners of the area to be changed in a district where said corners adjoin a public way.
C. The administrative official shall, not more than thirty (30) days nor less than ten (10) days before the hearing, serve written notice, either in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, on the owners as appears from authentic tax records of such county, of all property within two hundred fifty feet (250') in each direction of the location for which a zoning district change is requested; provided the number of feet occupied by all public roads, streets, alleys, and other public ways shall be excluded in computing the two hundred fifty foot (250') requirement. For properties zoned LI, GI, or RR the notification boundary shall be expanded to five hundred feet (500') in each direction of the location for which a zoning district change is requested. For properties zoned AG or F, the notification boundary shall be expanded to one thousand feet (1,000') in each direction of the location for which a zoning district change is requested. The notice herein required shall contain the address and legal description of the location for which the zoning district change is requested; the proposed zoning district and the district statement of intent; the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner(s) of the property sought to be changed (including beneficiaries of land trusts); the date, time, and place of the hearing; and the present zoning district and statement of intent. After an unsuccessful bona fide effort to determine the owner and the owner's address from the county tax records, the notice required herein may be sent to the entity to which the real estate tax bills are sent. If the mailed notice is returned, the notice requirements of this section shall be deemed to have been met. If ownership of a property has changed, but has not been properly recorded, notice to person(s) shown on the county tax records shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section. The administrative official's notification responsibilities shall be limited to that information available to the city from the appropriate county records. (Ord. 2013-20)