(a) Such amendment adopted by Council shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of the passage of such adoption unless within thirty (30) days after the passage of the ordinance there is presented to the Cardington Clerk a petition, signed by a number of qualified voters residing in Cardington equal to not less than ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast at the last preceding general election at which a Governor was elected, requesting the Cardington Council to submit the zoning ordinance to the electors of Cardington for approval or rejection at the next general election.
(b) No amendment for which such referendum vote has been requested shall be put into effect unless a majority of the vote cast on the issue is in favor of the amendment. Upon certification by the Board of Elections that the amendment has been approved by the voters it shall take immediate effect. (Ord. 97-3. Passed 5-19-97.)