The following procedural steps are required for adoption of a text of map amendment:
(A) Amendment shall be initiated pursuant to § 153.185.
(B) Amendment chapter shall be prepared in written form required by Town Code.
(C) Proposed amendment shall be referred to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. The Planning Commission shall not conduct a public hearing, but the property owner may be allowed to present oral or written comments. If oral or written comments are take, the Commission shall give other interested members of the public 10 days’ notice and allow them to comment in the same fashion. Review shall include a determination of whether the proposed amendment is in conformity with the comprehensive plan. Planning Commission shall file with Town Council its report and recommendation on the proposed amendment within 30 days after receipt.
(D) Newspaper notice of public hearing before Town Council shall be published at least 15 days prior to hearing. The public hearing shall be scheduled for a date after the Planning Commission recommendation is due.
(E) Notices of public hearing shall be posted on or adjacent to property to be rezoned, with 1 notice visible from each street bordering the property. Posted notices shall contain letters not less than 1 inch in height.
(F) Notice of public hearing shall be mailed to adjacent landowners and groups which have filed a written request for notices.
(G) Town Council may introduce amendment ordinance for first reading and hold public hearing on the same date. Planning Commission recommendation shall be reviewed and considered, but it shall not be binding Town Council.
(H) Town Council may adopt or reject the amendment ordinance on second reading at least 6 days after first reading. Map amendment may be adopted or rejected for all or any portion of the property; however, a zoning district designation which was not included in the public notices shall not be adopted. An amendment may be withdrawn in writing by the initiator at any time prior to final action by Town Council. A withdrawn amendment is not subject to the 12 month limitation in § 153.185.
(I) All amendments shall be noted and placed in the copy of the zoning ordinance maintained by the Zoning Administrator and in the office of the Town Code maintained by the Municipal Clerk. Map amendment shall be reflected on the official zoning map.
(Ord. passed - - )