The City Council may from time to time, on recommendation from the Planning Commission, on its own motion or on petition, amend, supplement, modify or change this chapter in accordance with the following procedural outline.
(A) Upon presentation to the City Council of a petition for amendment of this chapter by an owner of real estate to be affected, such petition shall be accompanied by a fee. The amount of such fee shall be set by resolution of the City Council and shall be used to defray the expense of publishing required notices and related expenditures. Should no public hearing be held thereon, the fee shall be refunded to the petitioner.
(B) All amendment proposals not originating with the Planning Commission shall be referred by the City Council to the Planning Commission for a recommendation before any action is taken by the City Council.
(C) The Planning Commission shall study the proposed amendment and make written recommendation to the City Council for approval, conditional approval or disapproval.
(D) Upon receipt of the Planning Commission’s recommendation, the City Council shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the recommendation.
(E) In case a protest against a proposed amendment, supplement or change be presented, duly signed by the owners of 20% or more of the frontage proposed to be altered or by the owners of 20% or more of the frontage immediately in the rear thereof or by the owners of 20%of the frontages directly opposite the frontage proposed to be altered, such amendment shall not be passed except by a three-quarters vote of the City Council.
(1979 Code, § 5.148) (Ord. 164, passed 12-20-2005)