A. Procedure:
1. Public Hearing; Report; Notice: The regulations imposed and the districts created by this title may be amended from time to time by the city council, but no such amendments shall be made without public hearing before the city council and after a report upon the amendment from the planning and zoning commission. If the planning and zoning commission makes no report within thirty (30) days from the date of passage of the council's motion referring the matter to the planning and zoning commission, the city council may proceed with a public hearing without such report or recommendation. At least seven (7) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given according to the requirements for public hearings in the Iowa Code for cities the size of Oxford.
2. Conditions For Adoption Of Amendment: In the event that one or more of the following events should occur, such amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of at least four-fifths (4/5) of all members of the city council:
a. The planning and zoning commission recommends disapproval of the change; or
b. A protest against such change is filed with the city council and signed by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the area of the lots included in the proposed change; or
c. A protest against such change is filed with the city council and signed by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the lots immediately adjacent in the rear of the lots to be rezoned extending the depth of one lot or not to exceed two hundred feet (200') therefrom; or
d. A protest of such change is filed with the city council and signed by owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the lots directly opposite the lots to be rezoned, extending the depth on one lot or not to exceed two hundred feet (200') from the street frontage of such opposite lots.
B. Form Of Rezoning Application: An application for rezoning shall contain the following items:
1. The legal description and local address of the property.
2. The present zoning classification and the zoning classification requested for the property.
3. The existing use and proposed use of the property.
4. The names and addresses of the owners of all property within two hundred feet (200') of the property for which the change is requested.
5. A statement of the reasons why the applicant feels the present zoning classification is no longer valid.
6. A plat or site plan showing the locations, dimensions, and use of the applicant's property and all property within two hundred feet (200') thereof, including streets, alleys, railroads, and other physical features. The following will also be required on the aforementioned site plan:
a. North arrow and scale.
b. Size and location of existing and proposed structures and drives on the subject property, and existing structures and drives on surrounding properties.
c. Name and address of landowner.
d. Date of preparation of the plan.
C. Application Fee: Before any action is taken upon an application as provided in this title, the applicant shall pay to the administrative officer a fee in such amount as may be established by resolution of the city council. The administrative officer shall forthwith pay over such fees to the credit of the general fund of the city. The failure to approve an application for rezoning shall not be construed as any reason for refunding the fee to the applicant. (Ord. 1994-92, 6-14-1994, eff. 6-14-1994)