(A) General. Amendments to this chapter may be proposed by the Code Administrator, any member of the Board of Trustees, any Planning and Zoning Board member or any party in interest. Every amendment proposal shall be filed on a prescribed form in the office of the Code Administrator, who shall promptly transmit each proposal, together with any comments or recommendations he or she may wish to make, to the Planning and Zoning Board for a public hearing.
(Prior Code, § 19-447)
(B) Public hearing; notice. The Planning and Zoning Board shall hold a public hearing on every amendment proposal within a reasonable time after said proposal is submitted to them. At the hearing, any interested party may appear and testify, either in person or by duly-authorized agent or attorney. Notice indicating the time, date and place of hearing, and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be given not more than 30 days, nor less than 15 days before the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the village.
(Prior Code, § 19-448)
(C) Action by the Board of Trustees. Within a reasonable time after the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Board shall submit an advisory report to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall act on the proposed amendment at its next regularly scheduled meeting following submission of this report. Without another public hearing, the Board of Trustees may either pass or reject the proposed amendment or may refer it back to the Planning and Zoning Board for further consideration.
(Prior Code, § 19-449)
(Ord. 1700, passed 3-17-2014)