(a) This chapter may be amended from time to time by the town council as herein specified, but no amendment shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by or shall have been submitted to the zoning and planning board for review and recommendation. The zoning and planning board shall have 35 days from the date of presentation to the zoning and planning board within which to submit its report. If the zoning and planning board fails to submit a report within the specified time, it shall be deemed to have approved the amendment.
(b) Before enacting an amendment to this chapter, the town council shall hold a public hearing. A notice of such public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two successive weeks; the first publication shall not appear less than ten days nor more than 25 days prior to the fixed date of the public hearing. In computing such period, the day of the publication is not to be included, but the day of the hearing shall be included. The notice shall include the time, place, and date of the hearing, and include a description of the property or nature of the change or amendment.
(Code 1989, § 91.70; Ord. of 11-26-1996)