(A) The Township Board may, after a public hearing by the Township Planning Commission, amend the regulations or the district boundaries of this chapter pursuant to the authority and according to the procedures set forth in Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended.
(B) Proposed amendments to the regulations or district boundaries of this chapter may be initiated by the Township Planning Commission, Township Board, or an individual petitioner.
(C) Whenever an individual petitioner requests a zoning amendment, he or she shall be the fee owner of the premises concerned, or else have the fee owner subscribed to his or her petition, and shall submit a petition for rezoning to the Township Clerk.
(D) Any applicant desiring to have any change made in this chapter shall, with his or her petition for the change, deposit a fee as established by the Township Board with the Township Treasurer at the time that the petition is filed to cover the costs of processing the petition.
(E) The notice shall include a description of the nature of the request, indicate the property that is the subject of the request by street address, state when and where the request will be considered and indicate when and where written comments can be received. The notice shall also include the places and times at which the tentative text and any maps of this chapter may be examined. The Township Board shall comply with the notice requirements for public hearings continued in § 153.427 herein.
(F) Prior to making a decision at the next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting, the Board of Trustees must provide a hearing to any person requesting it that owns property or is a resident within 300 feet of the subject parcel, regardless of municipal boundaries. The Board of Trustees shall consider the proposed amendment and may take the following actions on a zoning amendment.
(1) Approve the proposed amendment by a majority vote;
(2) Deny the request by a majority vote;
(3) Hold a public hearing on the matter before reaching a decision; and/or
(4) Consider changes to the proposed amendment.
(G) Following adoption of the zoning amendment, 1 notice of adoption shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township within 15 days of adoption. The notice shall include:
(1) A summary of the regulatory effect of the amendment or the actual text of the amendment; and
(2) The place and time where a copy of the ordinance may be purchased or inspected.
(H) The Zoning Ordinance or ordinance amendment takes effect 7 days after publication.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 25.08; Am. Ord. 157, passed 7-17-2007
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