[R.O. 2012 §405.795; CC 1975 §31-99; Ord. No. 346 Art. 19, §1, 2-10-1969]
The City Council may from time to time, on its own motion or
on petition, issue special permits, amend, supplement, change, modify
or repeal by ordinance the boundaries of Districts or regulations,
or restrictions herein established. Any proposed special permit, amendment,
supplement, change, modification or repeal shall first be submitted
to the Zoning and Planning Commission for its recommendations and
report. If the Commission makes no report within thirty (30) days,
it shall be considered to have made a report approving the proposed
special permit, amendment, supplement, modification or change. Upon
the filing of the recommendations and report by the Zoning and Planning
Commission with respect to any proposed special permit, amendment,
supplement, change, modification or repeal, the City Council shall
proceed to hold a public hearing in relation thereto, giving at least
fifteen (15) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing, which
notice shall first be published in a newspaper having a general circulation
in the City.
[R.O. 2012 §405.800; CC 1975 §31-100; Ord. No. 360 §1]
The City Council may issue special permits for the construction
or maintenance of dog kennels within the City, under the same terms
and conditions as specified for other special permits.
[R.O. 2012 §405.805; CC 1975 §31-101; Ord. No. 293 §1, 12-12-1988]
In case of an adverse report by the Zoning and Planning Commission,
or if a protest against such proposed amendment, supplement, change,
modification, repeal or special permit shall be presented in writing
to the City Clerk, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty
percent (30%) or more, either of the area of land, exclusive of streets,
places and alleys, included within such proposed amendment, supplement,
change, modification, repeal or special permit, 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 or affected by a special permit, such special permit, amendment,
supplement, change, modification or repeal shall not become effective
except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (⅔) of all the members
of the City Council.
[R.O. 2012 §405.810; CC 1975 §31-102; Ord. No. 346 Art. 19, §3, 2-10-1969]
Before any action shall be taken as provided in this Article,
the parties proposing or recommending a change in the District regulations
or District boundaries, or a special permit, shall deposit with the
City Treasurer the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00)
to cover the approximate cost of the procedure, and under no condition
shall such sum or any part thereof be refunded for failure of the
change to be adopted by the City Council.
