This chapter may be amended whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require an amendment. This chapter shall be amended by the procedure specified as follows.
(A) An amendment may be initiated by the City Council or the City Planning Commission, or by the verified petition of not less than 50% of the property owners affected by the proposed amendment and 50% of those property owners within 300 feet of the boundaries of the proposed change.
(B) (1) Before any amendment is adopted, the City Planning Commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing thereon after a notice of the hearing has been published in the official newspaper at least 10 days before the hearing.
(2) Following the hearing, the City Planning Commission shall make a report of its findings and recommendations on the proposed amendment and shall file a copy with the City Administrator within 30 days after the hearing.
(3) Failure of the Planning Commission to so report shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed amendment.
(C) (1) Upon the filing of a report or upon the expiration of 30 days, the City Council may hold a public hearings upon the amendment, as it deems advisable.
(2) After the conclusion of the hearings, if any, the City Council may adopt the amendment of any part thereof in a form, as it deems advisable.
(3) The amendment shall be effective only if at least 4/5 of all the members of the Council concur on its passage.
(Ord passed 4- -1995; Am. Ord. passed 8- -2001)