Any owner of property desiring an amendment to this Zoning Ordinance, changing the shape, area or the regulations for any district herein created, shall file with Council his petition for such change. Such petition shall be accompanied by a fee, as prescribed by Section 1133.10
, to defray the costs in connection with hearing and deciding any such petition.
(a) Such petition shall be made only upon such standard form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Building Inspector with the approval of Council. Failure to file a petition on such standard form shall invalidate such petition.
(b) All petitions shall be referred to the Planning Commission and to the Buildings and Grounds Committee of Council at the first regular meeting of Council held after their filing.
(c) The Planning Commission shall submit to the Clerk of Council and the chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee a recommendation concerning each petition referred to it, by no later than the thirtieth day following the day of such referral. All such recommendations shall be in writing, shall contain explicit reasons for the recommendation and shall be signed by the secretary and one other member of the Commission.
(d) Submission of legislation implementing any petition shall be within the sole discretion of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of Council. However, nothing in this section shall prevent the introduction of zoning legislation by any member of Council.
(e) Council shall take no final action upon any such petition until such recommendation has been received or the thirty-day period has elapsed. This section shall apply only to final passage of legislation and shall not prevent Council from taking any and all steps preliminary thereto.
(f) Changes and amendments substantially conforming to the recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be adopted by a majority vote of the total membership of Council, after public notice and hearing thereon. All other changes shall be adopted only by a three-fourths vote of the total membership of Council, after public notice and hearing thereon.
(g) For purposes of this section, draft legislation will be deemed to substantially conform to the recommendation of the Planning Commission if so certified by the Director of Law. (Ord. 6705/67. Passed 1-3-67.)
(h) With respect to Residential A, B, C, D and E zoning areas, a three-year waiting period shall be observed before the property owner may resubmit a request for a zone change once it has been denied by Council.
(Ord. 11309/99. Passed 7-14-99.)