(A) Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is hereby designated as the Commission specified under R.C. § 713.01 and shall perform the duties of such Commission as provided in the statute in connection with the amendment of this chapter.
(`94 Code, § 1149.01)
(B) Amendments; application. Council may, from time to time, amend by ordinance the number, shape or area of zoning districts, established on the Zoning Districts Map or the provisions of this chapter; but no such amendment shall become effective unless the ordinance proposing same shall first be submitted in writing by the Clerk of Council to the Planning Commission for approval, disapproval or recommended modifications, and the Commission shall have been allowed a reasonable time, not less than 30 days, and not more than 60 days, for consideration and report. No amendment which differs from or departs from the plan or report submitted by the Planning Commission shall take effect unless passed and approved by not less than three-quarters vote of the entire membership of Council. No ordinance which is in accordance with the recommendations submitted by the Planning Commission shall be deemed to pass without the concurrence of at least a majority of the members of Council. Council shall hold a public hearing before the adoption of the proposed amendment. At least 30 days' notice of such amendment, and the time and place of the hearing shall be given, and include a statement that opportunity will be afforded to any persons interested to be heard. Any person desiring an amendment of the Zoning Districts Map shall accompany the petition for such amendment with the names and addresses of the owners of all properties within and contiguous to and directly across the street from the area proposed to be rezoned or redistricted. All applications for a zoning amendment shall indicate the following:
(1) Evidence that the existing Zoning Ordinance is unreasonable with regard to the particular property in question, and deprives the property owner of the lawful and reasonable use of his land. For the purposes of this chapter, a limitation upon financial or economic gain from the land in question shall not constitute unreasonable zoning, or just cause for granting an exception to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Evidence that the proposed amendment would materialize in equal or better zoning than that existing.
(3) Any applicant who seeks to amend the Zoning Districts Map or any provisions of this chapter, shall file with his application, a fee of $180 to defray the expenses of processing such application, which fee shall not be refundable. Whenever an amendment is made to the text of the Zoning Ordinance, the appropriate definitions pertinent to such amendment shall be included in § 154.005.
(`94 Code, § 1149.02) (Ord. 26-82, passed 12-28-82; Am. Ord. 22-97, passed 7-8-97)