(A) Applications for amendments to the Official Zoning Map adopted as part of this chapter by § 158.021, Official Zoning Map shall contain at least the following information:
(1) Name, address and phone number of applicant;
(2) Legal authorized signature of property owner;
(3) Proposed amending ordinance, approved as to form by the city legal advisor;
(4) Present use;
(5) Present zoning district;
(6) Proposed zoning district;
(7) A vicinity map at scale approved by the Zoning Inspector showing property lines, thoroughfares, existing and proposed zoning, and such other items as the Zoning Inspector may require;
(8) A list of all property owners and their mailing addresses who are within, contiguous to, or directly across the street from the parcel(s) proposed to be rezoned and others that may have a substantial interest in the case;
(9) A statement on how the proposed amendment meets the criteria for amendments as stipulated in KRS 100.213; and
(B) As a condition of granting any amendment to the official zoning map, the Planning Commission may require the submission of a development plan. When required, the development plan shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of KRS 100.203(2) and contain information as outlined in §§ 158.255 through 158.257. Where agreed upon, this development plan shall be followed and shall be binding on all parties. In addition, in cases where a development plan is required and agreed to, the Planning Commission may require that substantial construction be initiated within a period of not less than one year.
(C) The Planning Commission shall assume all duties otherwise exercised by the Board of Zoning Adjustment pursuant to KRS 100.231, 100.233, 100.237, 100.241, 100.247 and 100.251 in cases where a proposed development requires a map amendment and one or more variances or conditional use permits. Application for variances and conditional uses may be filed concurrently with the application for Zoning Map Amendment on the same property to be considered by the Planning Commission for a map amendment. The applicant for the map amendment, at the time of filing the application for the map amendment, may elect to have any variances or conditional use permits, for the same development, heard and finally decided by the Planning Commission at the same public hearing set for the map amendment or by the Board of Zoning Adjustment as otherwise provided for in §§ 158.110 through 158.118 or §§ 158.307 through 158.311.
(D) The reconsideration of a denied map amendment or consideration of a map amendment identical to a denied map amendment is prohibited for a period of two years.
(Ord. 11-85, passed 12-3-1985; Ord. 12-97, passed 6-3-1997; Ord. 10-2006, passed 3-23-2006)