(A) An application for amendment or rezoning shall be filed with the Department and be accompanied with the filing fee as may be established by the County Board.
(B) Required information accompanying application to change the wording of this chapter shall contain the following:
(1) Stated reason for change requested;
(2) Statement of compatibility to the comprehensive plan;
(3) Text of portion of the existing ordinance to be amended;
(4) Proposed amended text and statements outlining any other effects that the amendment may have on other areas of this chapter; and
(5) Additional information as may be requested by the Planning Commission or Department.
(C) Required information accompanying applications to change district boundaries shall contain the following:
(1) The names and addresses of the petitioner or petitioners and their signatures to the petition;
(2) A specific description of the area proposed to be rezoned, and the names and addresses of all owners of property within the area, and a description of the property owned by each;
(3) The present district classification of the area and the proposed district classification;
(4) Proposed use of land (a statement of the type, extent, area, and the like);
(5) Map and plot plan or survey;
(6) Compatibility with the comprehensive plan (a statement of conditions warranting changes in zoning);
(7) A legal description of the property to be rezoned;
(8) Map, plot plan or survey plot of property to be rezoned (showing location, dimensions, zoning of adjacent properties, existing uses and buildings of adjacent properties) within 500 feet in incorporated areas, and ½-mile in unincorporated areas and drawn to scale; and
(9) Additional information as may be requested by the Planning Commission or county staff.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 70-2010, passed 1-25-11; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)