[CC 1988 §29-97; Ord.
No. 2788 §9, 10-21-1985]
A.
The
City Council may on its own motion or petition from time to time amend,
supplement, change, modify or repeal the regulations, restrictions,
boundaries and distinctions established by this Chapter.
B.
Any
proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal shall
first be submitted to the City Manager for his/her recommendation
and report to the Planning and Zoning Commission. If the City Planning
Commission makes no report to the City Council within sixty (60) days,
it shall be considered to have make a report approving the proposed
amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal.
C.
Upon
the filing of the recommendation and report of the City Planning Commission
with respect to any proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification
or repeal, the City Council shall proceed to hold a public hearing
in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens of
the City shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least fifteen (15)
days' notice from the time and place of such hearing shall be published
in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City.
D.
In
case of a protest against such change, duly signed and acknowledged
by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, either of the areas
of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in such proposed
change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and
one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distance from the boundaries of
the district proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not become
effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all
the members of the City Council.
[CC 1988 §29-98; Ord.
No. 2788 §9, 10-21-1985]
A.
Any
person, firm or corporation, owning in fee simple real property within
the City, may petition the Council to amend, change, modify, supplement
or repeal the zoning district regulations and restrictions as established
in this Article pertaining to such real property.
B.
Before
action can be taken as provided in this Section, the party or parties
proposing or recommending the change shall submit his/her petition
to the City Clerk with the following:
1.
A survey of the property or an accurate legal description and a map
of the lot or tract of land for which the change is sought and a copy
of the real estate tax bill for the prior year.
2.
The exact change the applicant is seeking and the reason for it.
3.
A non-refundable deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00). The City's
actual costs above said one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be billed
and paid by the applicant prior to the public hearing.
C.
The
petition shall be checked by the City Manager for compliance with
the terms and conditions of this Section and shall be submitted to
the Planning Commission. If the Commission makes no report to the
Council within sixty (60) days, it shall be considered to have made
a report approving the proposed petition.
D.
Upon
receipt of the petition, the City Council shall set a date for a public
hearing. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall
be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the City
at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing.
[CC 1988 §29-99; Ord.
No. 2788 §9, 10-21-1985]
If there is a protest against the petition, duly signed and
acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more either
of the area of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in
such proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel
to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the boundaries
of the district proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not be
passed except by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Council.
