A. Petitions; Fees: Petitions for amendments to this title, when made by a private party, shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), plus the cost of any required legal notice publication(s) and the cost of the hearing transcripts. (Ord. O-50-07, 11-13-2007)
B. Hearing And Revision: Petitions for amendments shall be referred to the board of appeals or such other commission or committee as the village council shall designate to hold a public hearing thereon and to recommend to the village council the adoption of an ordinance granting the amendment or the denial of said petition. The petition, together with a recommendation, shall be forwarded to the village council within forty five (45) days of the time at which it was submitted to the review body, unless it is withdrawn by the petitioner. Where an amendment is sought and a written protest against the proposed amendment is signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage immediately adjoining or across the alley therefrom, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage directly opposite the frontage proposed to be altered as to such regulations or districts is filed with the village administrator, such amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the village council. (Ord. O-68-05, 12-19-2005)
C. Notice:
1. Publication: The director of public health and safety shall see that notice of public hearings is published not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the village of Forest Park.
2. Adjoining Property Owners: Prior to the hearing, the director of public health and safety shall provide written notice of public hearings to all owners of property located within two hundred fifty feet (250') of a property that is the subject of a public hearing; except that, in the case of hearings conducted by the zoning administrator in accordance with subsection 9-10-6D2 of this chapter, only immediately adjacent property owners need to be notified. For the purposes of identifying owners for notification, the taxpayer of record shall be used, and a list of those notified shall become part of the public record. The notice herein required shall contain the address of the location for which the relief is requested, a brief statement of the nature of the requested action, and the date, time and location of the hearing. A good faith effort shall be made to send these notices as required, however, compliance with these requirements shall not be considered as jurisdictional or mandatory public notice.
3. Public Notice Signs:
a. In any case where a property owner, or a person or persons acting on behalf of said property owner completes and submits a duly authorized application requesting a public hearing under this subsection for any zoning action, the property owner authorizes the director of public health and safety to post no more than two (2) signs on said property, visible from an adjacent roadway or roadways, to notify the public about the public hearing. If conditions warrant, the director of public health and safety may also place sign(s) on adjoining rights of way.
b. Public notice signs shall be required for hearings conducted by the zoning administrator in accordance with subsection 9-10-6D2 of this chapter.
c. Said signs shall contain the words "notice of public hearing" at the top of the sign as well as general information about how to find out more about the date, time and location of the public hearing.
d. Said sign(s) shall be posted not less than ten (10) days, nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the public hearing. A good faith effort shall be made to keep the sign in place until the date of the hearing, however, compliance with these requirements shall not be considered as jurisdictional or mandatory public notice.
e. Said signs shall be removed no later than ten (10) days after the completion of council action. (Ord. O-50-07, 11-13-2007)