(A) This subchapter or any provisions thereof may be amended or repealed upon the favorable vote of four of the five members of the City Council; provided that, the City Council shall first cause a public hearing to be held in regard to any amendment or repeal of this subchapter.
(B) The hearing shall be conducted by the City Council and notice of the hearing shall be given by publication thereof in the Sparta News Plaindealer or its successor or, if no newspaper is published in the city, any newspaper having a general circulation among the residents of the city.
(C) The notice shall state the time, place and date of the hearing and shall also state with particularity the nature of the amendment to this subchapter. The notice shall be published three times for three consecutive weeks, the first publication thereof being not less than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
(D) In addition thereto, notice of the hearing shall be posted in the City Hall and three other prominent places within the city.
(1994 Code, § 36.14) (Ord. 292, passed 4-10-1979)