If the owners of twenty percent or more of the property by area and number of lots, tracts and condominium units within the zoning area of the affected property, excluding government owned property, file a protest in writing against a proposed amendment, the change shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of all members of the City Council. If any members of the City Council are unable to vote on such a question because of a conflict of interest, then the required number of votes for passage of the question shall be three-fourths of the remaining membership of the City Council, provided that such required number of votes shall not be less than a majority of the full membership of the legally established City Council. For the purposes of this subsection, the vote shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. A protest filed pursuant to this subsection shall be signed by the property owners, excluding government owned property, opposing the proposed amendment and filed in the office of the clerk of the municipality not later than 12:00 noon one business day before the date on which the City Council will vote on the proposed amendment or on an earlier time and date established by the City Council.
('76 Code, Art. 12-1) (Ord. 743, passed 4-10-86; Am. Ord. 2004-014, passed 12-9-04; Am. Ord. 2024-008, passed 12-12-24)
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