The Council shall provide by ordinance for a procedure for the adoption of and amendments to any zoning ordinance and the maps and regulations relating thereto; provided, however, that the procedure established by ordinance must include:
(1) A provision for public hearing on and prior to any such adoption or amendment.
(2) A provision for notice of the time and place of such public hearing by publishing notice of such hearing once a week and on the same day of each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper determined by Council to be of general circulation within the City.
(3) A provision that if such adoption or amendment intends to rezone or redistrict twenty (20) or less parcels of land as listed on the then current tax list and duplicate, then written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed by the Clerk of Council by first class regular mail or in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the public hearing to the owners of property within, abutting on and directly across the street from the parcel or parcels to be rezoned or redistricted and in addition, to the owners of property which is contiguous to (touches upon) any of the aforesaid property which abuts on or is directly across the street from the parcel or parcels to be rezoned or redistricted, to the addresses of such owners as such addresses appear on the County Auditor's then current tax list or the County Treasurer's mailing list. The failure to substantially comply with the foregoing public hearing and notice requirements, when established by ordinance of Council, shall invalidate any ordinance, map or regulation which may be adopted; provided, however, if no contest by litigation shall be filed raising the failure to comply with the foregoing public hearing and notice requirements within thirty (30) days following the effective date of such ordinance, map or regulation, then such ordinance, map or regulation shall be valid as if there had been full compliance with the foregoing requirements of public hearing and notice. Until the completion of such thirty (30) day period, the Clerk of Council shall retain for public inspection all certificates of mailing which pertain to such ordinance, map or regulation. Failure of delivery of the mail notice shall not invalidate any ordinance, map or regulation which may be adopted. The passage as an emergency measure of any ordinance effecting a change in zoning or districting is prohibited.
(Amended 11-4-14)
(Amended 11-4-14)