(A) The City Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement or change the zoning district maps appertaining to this title. An amendment, supplement or change may be initiated by the Planning Board, City Council, Zoning Commission or upon application from an owner of property within the city.
(B) The City Council, Zoning Commission or Planning Board, may, upon a vote of a majority of its members, direct the initiation of an amendment to the zoning map. When either body initiates an amendment, the application shall be signed by the Mayor or chairperson of the Zoning Commission.
(C) Whenever the property owner of any land or building desires a reclassification on his or her property, they may file with the Planning Board an application requesting an amendment or change of regulations prescribed for such property. Applications for change of district boundaries or reclassification of districts as shown on the zoning district map shall be on forms supplied and prepared by the city. When the application, bearing property owner’ signatures, is filed with the city, it shall contain or be accompanied by:
(1) All the data and information pertinent to the understanding and judgment of the proposal, as may be prescribed by the Commission for that purpose so as to assure the fullest practicable presentation of facts for the permanent record; and
(2) A notarized statement by at least one of the owners of property within the area proposed to be changed attesting to the truth and correctness of all facts and information presented with the application.
(D) Whenever an owner of any land within the city desires a reclassification on property that they do not own, such as a request to establish a different zoning classification for a block or other group of properties, they may file with the Planning Board on forms provided by the city for this purpose an application duly signed by the owners of no less than 51% of either the area of lots or number of lots of the affected property requesting an amendment for such property. When the application, bearing property owners signatures, is filed with the Planning Board, it shall contain or be accompanied by:
(1) All the data and information pertinent to the understanding and judgment of the proposal, as may be prescribed by the Commission for that purpose so as to assure the fullest practicable presentation of facts for the permanent record;
(2) A notarized statement by at least one of the owners of property within the area proposed to be changed attesting to the truth and correctness of all facts and information presented with the petition; and
(3) An application containing less than the required number of signatures shall be considered incomplete and invalid and shall not be processed.
(Prior Code, § 11.01.310.010) (Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)