A. Hearing And Notice Requirements: No amendment to this title shall be made without a hearing before the Zoning Board. Not less than fifteen (15) days' nor more than thirty (30) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. (Ord. 2017-12, 12-11-2017)
B. City Council Action: If the report of the Zoning Board does not recommend passage of the proposed amendment or if a written protest against the proposed amendment is filed with the City Clerk, signed and acknowledged by twenty percent (20%) of the property owners of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by twenty percent (20%) of the owners of the frontage immediately adjoining or across an alley therefrom, or by twenty percent (20%) of the owners of the frontage directly opposite the frontage to be altered, then such amendment shall not be passed except by a favorable vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the City Council. Otherwise, a majority vote of those present shall govern. (Ord. 2017-12, 12-11-2017; amd. 2018 Code)
C. Fee And Costs:
1. Proposals to rezone or reclassify any property and the reasons in support thereof shall be filed with the Zoning Enforcer and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) to partially defray the expense of investigating and considering the proposal, and shall then be transmitted to the Zoning Board for its consideration and report to the City Council. The Zoning Enforcer shall collect the fee.
2. All costs of public notices for the amendment shall be paid by the applicant. (Ord. 2017-12, 12-11-2017)