(A) All annexation agreements shall be initiated by the filing of a petition with the Village Clerk and Zoning Administrator. This application/petition shall be verified under oath by all the recorded title owners, including mortgage holders, of all the lands included within the annexation agreement.
(B) All petitions for annexation, requesting a zoning district/classification other than the zoning district/classification assigned to the lands annexed to the village, or for variations, special uses, planned unit developments, shall be processed in the same manner as a petition for a request for zoning amendments or variations, as provided herein for lands within the jurisdictional limits of the village. All request for zoning amendments or variations shall be accompanied by the fees as provided in § 159.178. The fees shall be paid at the time of filing the petition/application for annexation. The Planning & Zoning Commission, after due consideration and a public hearing on the request for zoning amendment or variance incidental to and part of the petition/application for annexation and conducted in accordance with the requirements of § 159.179, shall make specific findings of facts and recommendations with respect to zoning or variances upon the property included within the annexation agreement, as in all cases within the jurisdictional limits of the village.
(C) At the conclusion of the public hearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission of the village, and upon the Planning & Zoning Commission reporting its specific findings and recommendations, the village shall cause a public hearing on the petition for annexation to be conducted before the Village Board of Trustees in accordance with the requirements of § 159.179.
(D) In all cases of petitions/applications for annexation which do not include requests for zoning districts/classifications, other than those assigned to property annexed by the Village Board of Trustees, or have a request for a variation, the Village President and Board of Trustees may refer the petition/application to the Planning & Zoning Commission for study/review and recommendations. Upon receiving the recommendations of the Planning & Zoning Commission, the village shall cause a public hearing on the petition for annexation to be conducted before the Village Board of Trustees in accordance with the requirements of § 159.179.
(Am. Ord. 06-0369, passed 2-1-06; Am. Ord. 12-0973, passed 4-4-12)