(A) A petition requesting an amendment shall be presented to the Planning Board on a form prescribed by the Planning Board. The petition shall contain such information, and shall be presented in such a manner as specified by the Planning Board. The petition shall be submitted to the Pasquotank County Planning Department 30 days prior to the regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting. The Planning Board, after considering the petition, shall prepare a recommendation to be considered by the Board of Commissioners. The recommendation should contain all information considered by the Planning Board in its deliberations and reasons for its recommendation. In cases of petitions requesting rezoning of property or an amendment to the zoning ordinance text an application fee established by the County Commissioners shall be paid by the applicant to the County of Pasquotank to cover necessary administrative costs prior to placement of the petition on any agenda of the Planning Board. Petitions presented to the Planning Board may be withdrawn at any time. Application fees are nonrefundable.
(B) The Zoning Administrator shall cause a public notice to be published identifying the nature of the petition and date, time, and place at which the Planning Board will review the request. The notice shall be published in a newspaper having general circulation in Pasquotank County at least ten days prior to the scheduled Planning Board meeting. The notification may be in the form of an item included on the Planning Board agenda.
(C) For zoning map amendments, the Zoning Administrator shall mail individual notices, by first class mail, to the affected landowner, as shown on the county tax listing, and to abutting property owners in all directions from the affected parcel. Notices shall be deposited in the mail at least ten days prior to the scheduled Planning Board meeting.
(D) If an amendment petition is denied by the Board of County Commissioners, a rezoning petition similar to that denied for the same property or a portion of the same property within one year of the Board's actions shall not be accepted, except that:
(1) There has been a significant change in the zoning classification of adjacent properties; or
(2) The Board of Commissioners has adopted a plan that changes public policy regarding how the property affected by the amendment should be developed; or
(3) Public facilities such as roads, water mains, sewer lines, or other infrastructure are constructed or expanded to serve the property or to accommodate the intensity of development allowed under the proposed classification.
Note: Change in ownership of the subject property does not qualify for an exception to the one-year restriction.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)