A. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance or Zoning Map may be initiated by the Planning Commission or City Council, or by petition of a property owner or an agent on behalf of a property owner.
B. Amendments initiated by petition shall require the submission of a City-provided application and required fees. The Zoning Administrator shall inform the applicant of any additional submittal requirements including, but not limited to, maps, surveys, legal descriptions, and written narratives, to ensure proper considerations of the petition.
C. After receipt of a completed application, or initiation by the Planning Commission to City Council, a date shall be set for a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be posted or published in the official newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice of a hearing involving a Zoning Map amendment shall be mailed to each property owner within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the proposed zoning district amendment. The failure to give mailed notice to individual property owners, or defects in the notice shall not invalidate the proceedings, provided a bona fide attempt to comply with these procedures has been made.
D. After conducting, the Planning Commission shall recommend either approval, modification, or denial the proposed amendment and shall incorporate its findings with such action.
E. The City Council shall consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission and shall approve, deny or modify the request to amend this Ordinance.
F. Amendments and summaries of amendments to this Ordinance shall become effective upon approval and publication, as required by law.
[§ 7A-550, added by Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 04-0A4, effective June 3, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]