(A) Before recommending to the Fiscal Court that an application for amendment to the zoning map be in granted, the Planning Commission, or the legislative body must find that the map amendment is agreement with the community’s Comprehensive Plan, or in the absence of such a finding, that:
(1) The original zoning classification given to the property was inappropriate or improper, and that the proposed classification is proper; or
(2) There have been major changes of an economic, physical or social nature within the area involved which were not anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Planning Commission and which have substantially altered the basic character of the area.
(B) The findings of fact and recommendation shall include a summary of the evidence and testimony presented by the proponents and opponents of the proposed amendment. A tie vote shall be subject to further consideration by the Planning Commission for a period not to exceed 30 days, at the end of which if the tie has not been broken, the application shall be forwarded to the Fiscal Court of the legislative body without a recommendation of approval or disapproval.
(C) After voting to recommend that an application for amendment to the official zoning map be granted or denied, the Planning Commission shall forward its findings of fact and recommendation in writing to the Fiscal Court.
(Ord. passed 1-11-2005)