§ 153.073 CITY COUNCIL.

   The City Council shall have the following duties and responsibilities with respect to the administration and enforcement of these zoning regulations:

   (A)    The City Council may grant only those conditional use permits which are listed in the “Table of Principal Uses Permitted in Zones” or otherwise stipulated herein and the permits shall be issued only in the districts so designated.

   (B)   The City Council may impose conditions or restrictions upon the location, construction, design or operation of a conditional use and the duration of the permit as it shall respectfully find necessary or appropriate to insure that the standards set forth in these regulations and subsequent amendments are met.

   (C)   No conditional use permit shall be granted by the City Council unless the Planning and Zoning Board shall first have conducted a public hearing on the permit application and shall have transmitted a report of its findings and recommendations to the Council for its consideration.

   (D)   All variances shall be granted by ordinance. No variance shall be granted unless the Planning and Zoning Board has conducted a public hearing on the application for variance in accordance with state statute.

   (E)   In the event that the Planning and Zoning Board fails to recommend that a proposed variance be granted, then the variance may be granted by the City Council only upon the favorable vote of 2/3 of all members of the City Council.

   (F)   The City Council may from time to time amend by ordinance, the text of these zoning regulations and the official zoning map, but no amendment shall be made without a hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board.

   (G)   The City Council may establish a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses in accordance with §§ 153.105 and 153.106.

(Am. Ord. 2008-56, passed 10-14-2008; Am. Ord. 2014-36, passed 9-8-2014)