(A) Following a public hearing at which any interested person may appear to testify against or support the petition, the Plan Commission shall recommend either the passage, denial or passage with amendments of the petition and chapter.
(B) The Commission and the Council shall pay reasonable regard to the following in granting petitions for development approval, chapter amendment and map changes:
(1) The amendment conforms to the Comprehensive Plan;
(2) Current conditions and the character of current structures and uses in each district and in the vicinity of the proposed project;
(3) The most desirable use for which the land in each districts is adapted;
(4) The conservation of property values throughout the jurisdiction;
(5) Responsible development and growth;
(6) The zoning classification of the property is improper and the amendment will correct the improper classification; and
(7) Major physical, economic or social changes have substantially altered the area in a manner not anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan, and the amendment will assist the development of the area consistent with the changes.
(C) The commitments and recommendations of the Commission shall become part of the record.
(Ord. 1997-1, § 130.2(H), passed 1-22-1997)