(A) Upon presentation of a protest petition meeting the requirements of this division, an amendment to this chapter that is the object of the petition shall be passed only by a two-thirds vote of the Common Council. The protest petition shall be presented to the Common Council before final legislative action on the amendment and shall be signed by one of the following:
(1) The owners of not less than 20% of the area of land included in the proposed change.
(2) The owners of not less than 20% of the area of land included within an area extending outward 100 feet from any point on the boundary of the land included in the proposed change.
(B) Publicly owned land shall be excluded in calculating the 20% land area requirement.
(Ord. 497, passed 2-3-2004; Am. Ord. 523, passed 6-13-2006; Am. Ord. 2011-7, passed 12-13-2011; Am. Ord. 2019-02, passed 10-8-2019; Am. Ord. 2020-28, passed 3-3-2020; Am. Res. 2021-46, passed 4-13-2021)