(a) Review of Ordinance by Commission; Report; Date of Public Hearing. Upon its own action, or upon receipt of an application from an owner or lessee of land, or upon receipt of a resolution from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Council shall transmit the ordinance regarding a proposed amendment of this Zoning Code or the Zoning District Map to the Planning and Zoning Commission for study and report. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have not less than 30 days in which to consider and report upon such proposed ordinance. The report of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be transmitted to Council, at which time Council shall set a date for a public hearing upon the proposed amendment.
(b) Notice of Public Hearing. A notice setting forth the time and place of a public hearing and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be given by Council, at least 30 days in advance of the date of such hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the village.
(1) If the ordinance, measure or regulation intends to rezone or redistrict ten or fewer parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, a written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Fiscal Officer by first class mail, at least 20 days before the date of the public hearing, to the owners of property within, contiguous to and directly across the street from such parcel or parcels, to the addresses of such owners appearing on the County Auditor’s current tax list or the Fiscal Officer’s mailing list, or to the names and addresses supplied by the applicant to the Fiscal Officer at the time of filing the application.
(2) During the 30 days preceding the public hearing, the text or a copy of the text of the ordinance, measure or regulation, together with the maps or plans, or copies thereof, forming a part of or referred to in the ordinance, measure or regulation, and the maps, plans and reports submitted by the Planning and Zoning Commission or by any board or officer, shall be on file, for public examination, in the office of the Fiscal Officer or in such other office as is designated by Council.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 5-8-1989)