(A) The regulations set forth in this chapter and the districts shown on the zoning map shall be amended only in accordance with the requirements of 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 through 11-13-19.
(B) After receiving a report and recommendation concerning amendments, the Village Board shall take action on such recommendation without hearing testimony or argument on the matter. The Village Board may affirm, reject or modify the recommendations or it may continue the case to another date. If an application for a proposed amendment is not acted on finally by the Village Board within six months of the date on which the recommendation is reported to the Board, the application shall be deemed to have been denied.
(C) After any application for an amendment has been acted on by the Board, another application requesting the same relief shall not be accepted or considered by the Board for a period of 18 months after such action unless the applicant shows that there has been a substantial change in circumstances since such action.
(D) For purposes of this provision, requesting the same relief means seeking reclassification of the same premises to the same zoning district as sought in a petition acted upon within 18 months of a pending petition requesting a variance from the same provision or combination of provisions to the zoning ordinance sought in a prior petition or seeking the same conditional permitted use as was sought in a prior petition.
(E) A change in circumstances must be demonstrated by a written request for leave to file an application for a variance and the written request must be accompanied by affidavits, maps and other documentary evidence. Within 30 days of the date the request is submitted, the Village Board shall decide whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances. That decision shall be final subject to judicial review. If the Village Board decides there has been no substantial change in circumstances since such action, the request will be denied and no application for a variance will be accepted. If the Village Board does conclude there has been a substantial change in circumstances since such action, then the request shall be granted and an application shall be accepted and shall be acted on in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 154.092) (Ord. 95-11-01, passed 11-13-1995)