(a) Public Hearing by Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon adoption of a motion by the Planning and Zoning Commission to recommend amendment of the Zoning Ordinance to Council, or upon receipt of notice of a resolution adopted by Council recommending amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, or upon transmittal of a completed application for amendment by the Zoning Administrator, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall schedule a public hearing thereon. Said hearing shall be no more than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of such motion, notice of a resolution, or transmittal of such application.
(b) Public Notice of Proposed Amendment by Planning and Zoning Commission.
(1) Notice of Public Hearing in Newspaper. Notice of the public hearing required in Section 1136.03
(a), herein, shall be in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation in the Municipality. Said notice shall be published at least fifteen (15) calendar days before the date of the required hearing. The published notice shall set forth the time and place of the public hearing and the general nature of the proposed amendments.
(2) Notice to Property Owners. If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten (10) or less parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Zoning Inspector, by first class mail, at least twenty (20) calendar days before the day of the public hearing to all owners of property within and contiguous to, directly across the street from and within 250 feet of the area to be rezoned or redistricted to the addresses of such owners appearing on the County Auditor’s tax list. Failure of delivery of the notifications as provided in the Section shall not invalidate any such amendment. The notice shall contain the same information as required of notices published in newspapers.
(c) Recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Within forty-five (45) days of the public hearing on the issue the Planning and Zoning Commission shall transmit its recommendation to the Council. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend that the amendment be granted as requested, or it may recommend a modification of the amendment as requested, or it may recommend that the amendment be denied.
(d) Public Hearing by Council. Upon receipt of the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Council shall schedule a public hearing therein. Said hearing shall be no more than sixty (60) calendar days from the receipt of the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(1) Notice of Public Hearing in Newspaper. Notice of the public hearing required in Section 1136.03
(d) herein shall be given by at least one (1) publication in one (1) or more newspapers of general circulation in the Municipality. Said notice shall be published at least thirty (30) calendar days before the date of the required hearing. The published notice shall set forth the time and place of the public hearing and the general nature of the proposed amendments.
During such thirty days the text or copy of the text of such ordinance, measure or regulation, together with the maps or plans or copies thereof forming part of or referred to in such ordinance, measure or regulation and the maps, plans and reports submitted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, board or officer shall be on file, for public examination, in the office of the Village Fiscal Officer or in such other office as is designated by Council.
(2) Notice to Property Owners. If the proposed amendment intends to rezone or redistrict ten (10) or less parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Village Fiscal Officer, by first class mail, at least twenty (20) calendar days before the day of the public hearing to all owners of property contiguous to, directly across the street from and within 250 feet of the area to be rezoned or redistricted to the addresses of such owners appearing on the County Auditor’s tax list. Failure of delivery of the notifications as provided in this Section shall not invalidate any such amendment. The notice shall contain the same information as required of notices published in newspapers.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 2-25-08.)