The City Council or Planning Commission may, upon their own motion, initiate a request to amend the text or the district boundaries of this chapter. Any person owning real estate within the city may initiate a request to amend the district boundaries or text of this chapter so as to affect the said real estate. All amendment requests must first be reviewed by the Planning Commission.
(A) An amendment to this chapter may be one of the following:
(1) A change in a district’s boundary (rezoning);
(2) A change in a district’s regulation;
(3) A change in any other provision of this chapter.
(B) The City Council, by a majority vote of its members, after the hearing, may adopt a new zoning ordinance and the amendments or alterations thereto. Two-thirds majority vote of the Council is required for reclassification of land from residential to commercial or industrial. The Planning Commission shall report in writing as to whether in its opinion the proposals to the City Council in any case are reasonably related to the overall needs of the community, to existing land use, or to a plan for future land use and shall conduct a public hearing on such proposed ordinance, changes or alterations.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)