(a) Council may, from time to time, on its own initiative, or pursuant to a petition signed by seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners (according to frontage) in any district or portion thereof as large as one City block between two parallel streets, together with seventy- five percent (75%) of the property owners (according to frontage) in all the blocks immediately adjoining and facing any part of the block or district proposed to be changed, amend, supplement or change the regulations, restrictions or district boundaries herein or subsequently established.
(b) Such action shall be taken only after reference to and report by the Commission followed by a public hearing called by Council, official notice of which shall be given in the official newspaper of general circulation at least fifteen days prior to such hearing, copies of which notice shall be posted in the neighborhoods affected. In case the proposed amendment, supplement or change is disapproved by the Commission, or a protest is duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the frontage immediately in the rear thereof, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) of the frontage directly opposite the frontage proposed to be altered, such amendment, supplement or change shall not be passed except by an affirmative vote of at least four-fifths of the members of Council.
(c) Council shall take final action upon such proposed amendment, supplement or change within forty-five days after the filing of petition for same with the City Clerk; and if Council fails to take action upon such petition within such time the petition shall be deemed to have been rejected.
(d) Any changes hereafter made under the provisions of this article which pertain only to changes in the Zone Map or district boundaries may be done by order of Council.
(Ord. 318. Passed 2-4-08.)