Amendments to the text or Map of this Zoning Code may be made in the manner prescribed by law as follows:
(a) The Planning Commission, Council, or any property owner or a group of property owners may propose amendments to this Zoning Code. All such proposed amendments shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in writing for study and approval.
(b) The Planning Commission shall have a reasonable time but not more than forty-five days to report its findings. For any proposed amendment submitted by Council or a property owner or a group of property owners, the Planning Commission shall report its findings whether favorable or unfavorable to Council.
(c) No amendment that is reported unfavorably by the Planning Commission shall be adopted by Council except by affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of all Council members.
(Ord. 4702. Passed 8-21-56.)
(d) Following the receipt of the Planning Commission's report on any proposed amendment and prior to the third reading of the amending ordinance, Council shall hold a public hearing thereon and shall give thirty days notice of the hearing by legal advertising and by any other means it considers proper. If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten or less parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Clerk of Council in the manner provided in Ohio R.C. 713.12.
(Ord. 7189. Passed 3-1-79.)
(e) During the thirty-day period the amending ordinance, together with any maps that may be part of it and the report of the Planning Commission shall be on file in the office of the Clerk of Council and in the Planning Commission office for public inspection.
(Ord. 4702. Passed 8-21-56.)