[Ord. No. 18-12, 12-11-2018]
The Board of Aldermen may from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal by ordinance the boundaries of districts or regulations or restrictions herein established.
[Ord. No. 18-12, 12-11-2018]
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Applications for amendment, supplement or modification change of the Zoning District Map may be made by any owner or his/her attorney-in-fact who wants his/her land to be rezoned. If such application is made by the owner's attorney, the attorney shall enter upon the application the name and current mailing address of the owner. Satisfactory evidence of ownership shall be provided at the time of application. Such application shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and duly filed with the Commission. The application shall include:
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A legal description of the property to be rezoned.
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A parcel map obtained from the St. Charles County Supervisor of Assessments office outlining the property to be rezoned.
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Proof of ownership of the property.
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A list containing the names and addresses of all owners of property located within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet of the property to be rezoned.
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A three and one-half (3 1/2) inch by five (5) inch location map.
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A fee as required by the City.
[Ord. No. 18-12, 12-11-2018]
Recommendations for revision or amendment of this Chapter, including the Zoning District Map, may also be made by the Planning and Zoning Commission upon its own motion or by the City Planner for final determination by the Board of Aldermen. Likewise, the Board of Aldermen may revise, modify or amend this Chapter, including the Zoning District Map, upon its own motion.
[Ord. No. 18-12, 12-11-2018]
Every proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal shall be first submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for public hearing. Notice shall be given of the time and place of the hearing, not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing, by publishing a notice thereof at least once in one (1) or more newspapers with a general circulation within the City. In addition, where the proposed amendment recommends a change in the district boundaries by rezoning of property, the City Clerk shall mail notice of the proposed rezoning to all owners of property which is located within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet of any part of the property being considered for rezoning action at least fifteen (15) days prior to the time of the public hearing on the rezoning. After the close of the Public Hearing, the Planning Commission shall pass a recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the zoning change or amendment, by majority vote, to the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 18-12, 12-11-2018]
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Upon the filing of the recommendation and report by the Planning and Zoning Commission with respect to any proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal or upon failure to report in sixty (60) days, the Board of Aldermen shall proceed to hold a public hearing in relation thereto. The Board of Aldermen shall vote on the amendment based on the following conditions based on the criteria in Sections 405.495(A)(1) and 405.495(A)(2).
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Majority Vote Required. Rezoning actions shall require an affirmative action by a majority of the full membership of the Board of Aldermen except as provided in Subsection 405.495(A)(2).
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Super Majority Required. In case of a protest against a rezoning 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 rezoning 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 become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all of the members of the Board of Aldermen.