(A) The City Council and Zoning Commission, in coordination with or requested by the Planning Board, shall hold public hearings on the matters referred to in such application at which parties of interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(B) The Planning Board shall give public notice as required by city code or the state statutes, as deemed appropriate by City Council.
(C) The Planning Board shall provide to the City Council and Zoning Commission a report of the analysis of the application.
(D) After such hearing or hearings, the Zoning Commission will make reports and recommendations on the application to the City Council.
(E) After the Zoning Commission has forwarded a recommendation on the amendment to the zoning district map, a public hearing shall be held by the City Council, in coordination with the Planning Board, for the purpose of acting upon the proposed amendment after public notice.
(1) (a) In the case of protest against such changes, signed by the owners of 25% or more of either the area of the lots included in any proposed change or those lots 150 feet from a lot included in a proposed change, such amendment may not become effective, except upon a favorable vote of two-thirds of the present and voting members of the City Council.
(b) The provisions include the ability for an applicant to protest a possible decision to adopt a zoning less than originally requested when the applicant meets the same criteria as other affected landowners.
(2) If the City Council intends to adopt a zoning designation different than that applied for, the hearing will be continued for a minimum of one week to enable the applicant to consider their options and whether to protest the possible action. In the case of protest against a change to the zoning map by the applicant, the same favorable vote of two-thirds of the present and voting members of the City Council is required as for any other protested zoning action.
(Prior Code, § 11.01.310.030) (Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)