ARTICLE 13 AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE

• Section 13.01 Procedure.

   The City Council may, from time to time, on its own motion, on recommendation of the Planning Commission, or on petition, after public notice, hearing and report by the Planning Commission as provided by law, amend, supplement or change the boundaries or regulations herein or subsequently established herein pursuant to the authority and procedure established in Act 110 of the Public Acts of the State of Michigan of 2006, as amended.

   At least one (1) public hearing shall be held by the Planning Commission, and a report made thereon, before the City Council shall adopt any amendment to this Ordinance or the maps adopted hereunder. Not less than fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall first be published in a paper of general circulation in the City, and not less than fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall first be given by mail to each person to whom real property is assessed within three hundred (300) feet of the boundary of the property for which the appeal is being sought. Notices will also be sent by mail or personal delivery to the occupants of structures located within three hundred (300) feet of the property in question. If the tenant's name is not know, the term "occupant" may be used. The notice shall:

      (1)   Describe the nature of the special land use request;

      (2)   Indicate the property that is the subject of the special land use request;

      (3)   State when and where the special land use public hearing will be held; and

      (4)   Indicate when and where written comments will be received concerning the request.

An affidavit of mailing shall be maintained. A hearing shall be granted to any person interested at the time and place specified on the notice.

   A summary of the comments submitted at the public hearing shall be transmitted with the report of the Planning Commission to the City Council. The City Council may hold additional public hearings if it considers it necessary. After receipt of the Planning Commission's report, the City Council may adopt the proposed amendment, with or without amendments, or refer the proposed amendment again to the Planning Commission for further consideration.

   Upon presentation of a protest petition meeting the requirements hereinafter set forth, an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which is the object of the petition shall be passed only by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council. The protest petition shall be presented to the City Council before final legislative action on the amendment, and shall be signed by one (1) of the following:

   (a)   The owners of at least twenty (20) percent of the area of the land included in the proposed change.

   (b)   The owners of at least twenty (20) percent of the area of land included within an area extending outward one hundred (100) feet from any point on the boundary of the land included in the proposed change. Publicly owned land shall be excluded in calculating this twenty (20) percent land area requirement.

ARTICLE 14 REPEAL OF EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCE

• Section 14.01. Repeal.

   The existing zoning regulations of the City of Howell being the City of Howell Zoning Code are hereby repealed. The adoption of this Ordinance, however, shall not affect or prevent any pending or future prosecution of, or action to abate, any existing violation of the aforementioned Code, as amended, if the use so in violation is in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance.

APPENDIX

Figure 1 Basement Definition

Figure 2 Measuring Building Height

Figure 3 Grade

Figure 4 Parking Lot Landscaping - Perimeter Parking Lot

Figure 5 Screening Between Conflicting Land Uses

Figure 6 Greenbelt Buffer

Figure 7 Lot Types

Figure 8 Lot Lines, Width, Depth

Figure 9 Parking (54° - 90°)

Figure 10 Parking (30° - 53°)

Figure 11 Parallel Parking

Figure 12 Off-Street Stacking Spaces and Lanes for Drive-Through Facilities

Figure 13 Setbacks

Figure 14 Story Definition

Figure 15 Visibility at Intersections

Figure 16 Parking Lot Landscaping - Interior Parking Areas

Figure 17 Site Landscaping

Figure 18 Trash Container Screening