The City Council may change or amend the text of this Zoning Ordinance, or the Zoning District Map.
(a) Initiation by Ordinance: Proposed changes or amendments may be initiated by the City Council by ordinance or by motion of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b) Initiation by Application: Proposed changes or amendments may be initiated by one (1) or more owners or owner's agent of land within the area that is proposed to be changed by amendment of the Zoning District Map or by one or more owners or owner's agent of land to be affected by change or amendment of other provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(c) Resubmission of Application: If a proposed amendment or supplement initiated by application is disapproved by the City Council, another application for amendment or supplement affecting the land included in the disapproved application shall not be submitted within one (1) year from the date of disapproval, except with a statement by the Planning and Zoning Commission of changed or changing conditions affecting the land sufficient to warrant reconsideration.
(d) Withdrawal of Application: An application proposing a change or amendment to the text of the Zoning Ordinance or the Zoning District Map may be withdrawn by the applicant in writing prior to or at the second reading of the legislation pertaining to the proposed change or amendment. Applicants exercising this right of withdrawal shall be responsible for any and all postage fees incurred by the Municipality in notifying the owners of the property within, contiguous to, and directly across the street from the affected parcel or parcels when the proposed change or amendment to the Zoning District Map involves ten or less parcels of land as listed on the tax duplicate. (Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)