(A) No application for property rezoning shall be accepted if any application for property rezoning for substantially the same property has been filed and advertised for public hearing within the preceding 12 months.
(B) For purposes of division (A) above, the preceding 12-month period shall be determined as follows.
(1) If there was final action (either approval or denial) on the prior application, the 12-month period shall run from the date of the action.
(2) If the prior application was withdrawn after being advertised for public hearing, the 12-month period shall run from the date the application was withdrawn.
(C) (1) The Director shall determine if an application concerns “substantially the same property” as a prior application.
(2) The landowner may appeal the Director’s determination to the governing body.
(Ord. 3382, passed 11-7-2005)