A. Initiation Of Proposed Amendments: Either the plan commission or the village board of trustees may initiate proposed amendments to this chapter, including such previously printed maps and standards this chapter has adopted by reference.
B. Refer To Plan Commission: A proposed amendment initiated by the village board of trustees shall be referred to the plan commission for consideration and recommendation thereon. The village board of trustees may require the plan commission to return its recommendation within ninety (90) days of the date of submission. If not so returned, the village board of trustees may proceed with arrangements for holding a public hearing on the proposed amendment and its adoption in the same manner as if the plan commission had made its recommendation.
C. Public Hearing; Notice: The village board of trustees, upon receipt of a proposed amendment or a recommendation from the plan commission, shall schedule a public hearing thereon before either the village board of trustees or the plan commission. Not less than fifteen (15) days' notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the village and in the county in which the incorporated or unincorporated land affected by the proposed amending ordinance is located. At least three (3) copies of the proposed ordinance and any maps or standards it would adopt by reference shall be placed on file in the office of the village clerk at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing. The notice shall state the hours during which the filed copies will be available for examination by interested persons.
D. Conduct Of Hearing: The hearing shall be informal. Proponents and opponents of the proposed amendment shall be given an opportunity to be heard. Their statements may be made orally, be submitted in writing, or both. The hearing, if not concluded, may be recessed to a time and place announced at the hearing or stated later in a notice published in the same newspaper that carried the original notice no less than five (5) days before the recessed date.
E. Action By Village Board Of Trustees: The village board of trustees shall consider the views expressed and information derived from the hearing along with the recommendations of the plan commission, and, within ninety (90) days after the conclusion of the hearing, shall either adopt the amending ordinance in whole or in part, or reject it. If within ninety (90) days no formal action is taken by the village board of trustees on the amendment, it may not thereafter act on the amendment without again complying with the requirements of notice and hearing specified in subsections C and D of this section. (Ord. 461, 4-13-1977; amd. 1999 Code)