(A) A proposal for amendment of this chapter shall be referred to the planning commission before adoption. The commission shall review the proposal, and shall, within sixty (60) days from the date of its receipt, advise the City Council as to whether it approves or disapproves of the proposed change; and if it disapproves, state the reason for its disapproval. Before the planning commission makes its recommendation to the City Council, the commission shall hold at least one (1) public hearing after notice as required by KRS 424. A majority of the elected membership of the City Council shall be required to override the planning commission in its disapproval.
(B) A proposal for amendment of the zoning map of the city shall include a metes and bounds description of the same property to be rezoned, along with a plat on the same scale as the "Zoning Map - Morgantown, Kentucky" located in the office of the zoning administrator.
(C) Before any map amendment is granted, the planning commission and the City Council must find that the map amendment is in agreement with the community's comprehensive plan, or, in the absence of such a finding, that one (1) or more of the following apply, and such finding shall be recorded in the minutes and records of the planning commission and the City Council:
(1) That the original zoning classification given to the property was inappropriate or improper;
(2) That there have been major changes of an economic, physical or social nature within the area involved which were not anticipated in the community comprehensive plan and which have substantially altered the basic character of such neighborhood.
(Ord. 88-12 Art. 8, 1988)