(A) Authority. The City Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement or change by ordinance the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established.
(B) Submission to experts. Before taking action on any proposed amendment, supplement or change, the City Council may submit the proposed revision to the City Engineer, City Attorney or other experts of its choosing, for their recommendation and report.
(C) Public hearing. A public hearing shall be held by the City Council before adopting any proposed amendment, supplement or change. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication one time in a paper of general circulation in the city, stating the time and place of the hearing, which time shall not be earlier than 30 days from the first date of publication.
(D) In case of protest. In a case of a protest signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the lots included in the proposed change, or of those immediately adjacent or within an area extending 200 feet from the proposed area of change, the change shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of all members of the City Council.
(E) Petition by owners. Whenever the owners of at least 50% of all the property situated within the area bounded by a line of 200 feet in all directions from the site of any proposed change shall present a petition, duly signed and acknowledged, to the City Council, requesting an amendment, supplement or change of the regulations prescribed for the property, it shall be the duty of the City Council to vote upon the proposal presented by the petition within 90 days after the filing of same with the City Council, in accordance with the above procedure.
(F) Limitation on re-submission of petition. No amendment, supplement or change of repeal of any section of this subchapter which has been legally rejected by the City Council shall be considered again by the City Council on an appeal or petition by the appellant or application before the expiration of one year.
(Ord. 3-86, passed 6-12-1986; Ord. 2-7-98, passed 7-9-1998)