(A) Change of any section or boundary of a district. No change in any section or part thereof of this chapter or in any boundary lines of any district shall, be made except after the following procedure:
(1) A notice of a public hearing stating the time and place of the hearing and the proposed change to be made is published in the official newspaper of the city not less than ten days before the hearing is to take place;
(2) If the proposed change in the boundary lines of any district or a change in the use of land copies of the published notice of the public hearing must be mailed to each property owner abutting the area proposed to be changed and to property owners whose property, in whole or in part lies within 350 feet of the outer boundary lines of the area proposed to be changed. Failure of any property owner to receive any notice shall not be construed to affect, in any way, the outcome of any hearing; and
(3) At the time and place fixed in the public notice, the City Council shall hear all objections and recommendations thereto. A change in any section of this chapter or part thereof or in any boundary of any district, shall be approved only by a three-fifths majority vote of the City Council and shall take effect and be in full force after its passage and publication in the official newspaper of the city.
(B) Rezoning fee. Whenever a request for a change, which must be submitted in writing is filed requiring a public hearing under the provisions of division (A) above, for a change in the boundary lines or the use of land, the request shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $160. The fee shall be reimbursement to the city for costs incurred in consideration of the request, however, where it appears that costs will be incurred exceeding $50, the City Council may impose a fee in an amount sufficient to reimburse the city for the additional costs incurred in consideration of the request.
(Ord. passed 6-9-1947; Ord. passed 12-19-1949; Ord. passed 7-8-1955; Ord. passed 11-16-1959; Ord. passed 3-28-1960; Ord. passed 7-8-1974; Ord. passed 4-28-1975; Ord. 8.24, passed 9-17-1979)