(A) The City Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement or change the rules and regulations and districts fixed by this chapter.
(B) Petitions, duly signed, may be presented to the recorder of the municipality requesting an amendment, supplement or change of the rules and regulations and districts of the zoning chapter by:
(1) The Planning Commission; or
(2) The owners of 50% or more of the real property area to which the petition relates.
(C) Amendments, supplements or changes or the rules and regulation and districts of the zoning chapter shall be considered as amendments to this chapter. Any proposed ordinance for the amendment, supplement, change or repeal of this chapter not originating upon petition of the Planning Commission shall be referred to the Planning Commission for consideration and report before any final action is taken by the City Council. Prior to the submission to the City Council of a Planning Commission petition or a report on a proposed ordinance referred to it for an amendment, supplement, change or appeal or this zoning chapter, the Planning Commission shall give notice and hold a public hearing upon the proposed amendment, supplement, change or appeal of the zoning chapter, with such notice being given at least 15 or more days prior to the date set for such hearing by causing a Class I legal advertisement to be published in compliance with the provisions of W. Va. Code Chapter 59, Article 3.
(D) City Council shall take final action upon such proposed amendment, supplement or change within 45 days after filing of petition for same with the Town Recorder; and if council shall fail to take action upon such petition within said time the petition shall be deemed to have been rejected.
(E) Any changes hereafter made under the provisions of this chapter which pertains only to changes in the zone map or district boundaries, may be done by order of Council.
(Ord. 21, passed 1-14-2020)