[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(30.01), 10-19-2005]
Any existing land hereafter annexed into the corporate limits
of the City shall automatically be zoned as of the date of annexation
as such zoning district of the City which is most comparable to the
zoning district of St. Charles County which the land was subject to
immediately before such annexation.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(30.02), 10-19-2005]
A.
The
Board of Aldermen from time to time, on its own initiative or on recommendation
from the Planning and Zoning Commission, may by ordinance repeal,
amend, modify, supplement or revise the zoning districts or zoning
regulations which are herein or hereafter enacted, whenever the general
welfare of the public and of the City will, in the opinion of the
Board of Aldermen, be promoted by such change of zoning.
B.
Application
for a change of zoning may be initiated by resolution of the Board
of Aldermen, by resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission or
by petition of the owners of property to be affected by the proposed
change. Except for the Board of Aldermen and the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the applicant requesting such change of zoning shall at
the time of application pay a fee of which no part of which shall
be returnable to the applicant. All applications shall be referred
to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and recommendation.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(30.03), 10-19-2005]
A.
A petition
for change of zoning shall be signed by all the owners of the property
to be affected or by their agent or agents having authority to sign
the petition on their behalf. The petition shall be submitted to the
Planning and Zoning Commission and shall contain or be submitted concurrently
with the following information:
1.
A legal description of the property to be affected.
2.
A scaled map of such property, correlated with the legal description
and clearly showing the property's location.
3.
The names and addresses of all the owners of such property.
4.
Date of filing with the Planning and Zoning Commission.
5.
The present zoning, proposed change of zoning and proposed use of
such property.
6.
A site development plan for the property if the proposed use will
require the installation or construction of new equipment or structures.
7.
The names and mailing addresses of the owners of all the parcels
of property within five hundred (500) feet of such property.
8.
The names and mailing addresses of property owners within an area
determined by lines drawn parallel to five hundred (500) feet distance
from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed.
9.
Signature(s) of petitioner(s) and owner(s) certifying the accuracy
of the required information.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(30.04), 10-19-2005]
A.
Applications
for such zoning changes shall be set down for hearing before the Planning
and Zoning Commission within ninety (90) days from the date of filing
the same. Any such hearing may, for good cause at the request of the
applicant or in the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
be continued. However, the hearing shall not be continued for more
than sixty (60) days without the consent of the applicant.
B.
At
least fifteen (15) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing
shall be published in a legal newspaper of general circulation within
the City. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall notify by mail
all property owners known to the Planning and Zoning Commission whose
property is within five hundred (500) feet of the property to be affected.
Such notice shall be postmarked at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the date of hearing. Upon the final hearing of such application, the
Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit its findings and recommendations
for approval or denial of the proposed change of zoning to the Board
of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 —
2(30.05), 10-19-2005]
In case a protest against a proposed change of zoning is presented,
duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%)
or more, either of the areas of the 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,
the Board of Aldermen shall not have authority to enact such proposed
change of zoning except upon the affirmative vote in favor of such
change of zoning by at least three-fourths (¾) of all of the
members of the Board of Aldermen including for the purpose of this
Section any members who are absent, who abstain from voting and who
are under a disability or conflict which prevents them from voting.
