(a) Council may, on its own motion or on petition, after the public notice and hearing required by Section 1260.07 hereof, amend this Zoning Code, provided that no such amendment shall be passed unless the ordinance enacting such amendment:
(1) Has first been submitted to the Planning Commission for its consideration, and until the Commission has been allowed a reasonable time, not less than thirty (30) days, for report; except that any amendment ordinance submitted to Council by the Commission may be passed without further reference to such Commission;
(2) Is not passed as an emergency measure and does not take effect until at least thirty (30) days after its final passage by Council; and
(3) Receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council.
(b) No ordinance or resolution which lessens the use, height, or area restrictions to which a zoning district is subject under this Zoning Code or which amends the Zone Map of the City of Pepper Pike shall go into effect unless first submitted to a vote of the electors upon referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting on such issued.
(c) On the passage of any amendment by the electors that changes the zoning or redistricting of any area, it shall be the duty of the Planning Commission, in conjunction with the City Engineer, to forthwith cause such change to be entered upon the Zone Map by an appropriate designation. (Ord. 2013-10. Passed 9-25-13.)