(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a uniform means for amending the text of this chapter.
(B) Authority. The town’s Board of Commissioners may adopt an ordinance amending the text of this chapter upon compliance with the provisions of this section.
(C) Initiation. An application to amend the text of this chapter may be initiated by the town’s Board of Commissioners, the Planning Board, the Ordinance Administrator, a resident of the town or any other person having a financial or other interest in land located within the town’s zoning jurisdiction.
(D) Procedures.
(2) Review and recommendation by Ordinance Administrator. Prior to the submission of the application to the Planning Board, the Ordinance Administrator shall review the application and make a written recommendation which he or she shall present to the Planning Board.
(3) Review and recommendation by Planning Board. Following the review and recommendation by the Ordinance Administrator, the application shall be forwarded to the Planning Board for its review and recommendation. During the meeting the Planning Board shall consider the application, relevant supporting materials, the Ordinance Administrator’s recommendation and any comments given by the public on the matter. Within 30 days of the first meeting on an application, the Planning Board shall make a written recommendation to the Board of Commissioners. In making its recommendation, the Planning Board shall include a written statement summarizing the amendment’s consistency with the Future Land Use Plan and any other relevant plans having applicability to the proposed amendment in accordance with G.S. § 160A-383.
(4) Review and action by Board of Commissioners.
(a) Following consideration by the Planning Board, the town’s Board of Commissioners shall conduct a public hearing to review and consider the application, the relevant supporting materials, the Ordinance Administrator’s recommendation, the recommendation of the Planning Board and the comments given during the hearing (if any). Following the close of the public hearing, the town’s Board of Commissioners shall take one of the following actions:
1. Approve the amendment as written;
2. Approve a revised amend- ment;
3. Reject the amendment; or
4. Remand the application back to the Planning Board for further consideration.
(b) Regardless of the decision on the application, the Board of Commissioners shall adopt a statement on the proposed amendment’s consistency with the Future Land Use Plan and any other relevant plans having applicability to the proposed amendment as well as the reasonableness of the action and how the action furthers the public interest in accordance with G.S. § 160A-383.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2018)