(A) Authority. The provisions of this chapter may be amended by the City Council.
(B) Initiation for amendment.
(1) The City Council or the Planning Commission may, upon their own motion, initiate an amendment to the text of this chapter or the official map of the city.
(2) Any person owning real estate may petition the Council to amend the text of this chapter or amend the official map of the city in a manner as to affect his or her real estate or a larger parcel which includes his or her real estate.
(C) Application for amendment.
(1) All petitions or requests for amendments shall be filed with the enforcing officer.
(2) When the application involves the changing of zoning districts and boundaries thereof, it shall be accompanied by a map or plat showing the lands proposed to be changed, type of soil, and all lands and uses made thereof within 200 feet of the boundaries of the property proposed to be rezoned, together with a certified list of the names and addresses of the owners of the land in the entire area mentioned.
(D) Referral to the Planning Commission. All petitions or requests for amendments shall be referred to the Planning Commission which shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed amendment.
(E) Notice. The enforcing officer shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing in the official newspaper of the city at least ten days but not more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
(F) Action by the Planning Commission.
(1) If the request for amendment to the zoning regulations involves a zoning district change, notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to all property owners within 350 feet of the property on which the amendment is proposed.
(2) Defects in the notice or failure to notify individual property owners shall not validate the proceedings, provided a good faith effort was made to comply with these provisions.
(3) The Planning Commission shall forward its findings/recommendations on the proposed amendment to the City Council after the public hearing has been held.
(G) Action by the City Council. The City Council shall review the findings and recommendations of the Planning Commission and act upon the amendment within the time frame prescribed by law.
(Prior Code, § 601.30) (Am. Ord. 2005-02, passed 6-27-2005)