(A) Initiation of zoning amendments.
(1) The Council, either on petition of a property owner, recommendation of the Planning Commission, or on its own initiative, may amend or change the number, shape, area or regulations of or within any zone or district, but no such amendment or change shall become effective unless the proposed amendment or change is first submitted to or considered by the Planning Commission for its approval, disapproval or recommendation.
(2) The Commission shall be allowed a reasonable time, to be not less than 30 days after referral or submittal, for consideration and report.
(B) Planning Commission action. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Planning Commission to forthwith file with the Clerk of Council a report of the action and recommendation of the Commission with respect to any referral or submittal. Failure to file such report within 60 days after referral or the time otherwise provided shall be accepted as and be deemed an approval of the proposed change or amendment submitted.
(C) Public hearing.
(1) Before any ordinance, measure or regulation amending or changing the number, shape, area or regulations of or within any zone or district may be passed, the Council shall hold a public hearing thereon. It shall publish notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the village, adequately describing the nature of the pending legislation, once a week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of the week, the first of such publication to take place not less than 30 days prior to the public hearing.
(2) During such 30 days, the text or copy of the text of such ordinance, measure, regulation or proposed change, together with the maps or plans or copies thereof forming part of or referred to in such ordinance, measure, regulation or proposed change, and the maps, plans, and reports submitted by the Planning Commission, shall be on file for public examination in the officer of the Clerk of Council.
(D) Action by Council.
(1) No such ordinance, measure, regulation or proposed change, which violates, differs from or departs from the plans or report submitted by the Planning Commission, shall take effect unless passed or approved by not less than two-thirds of the membership of the Council.
(2) Any such ordinance, measure or proposed change may be amended by majority vote, prior to the voting thereon by the Council, without further notice or postponement if such amendment shall be germane to the subject matter and does not violate, or differ, or depart from the report of the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 656-70, passed 2-16-1970)