The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries
established in this chapter may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented,
changed, modified or repealed by the governing body pursuant to § 15.2-2285,
Code of Virginia, as follows:
A.
The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public
hearing on such proposed amendment after notice as required by § 15.2-2204,
Code of Virginia, and may make appropriate changes in the proposed
amendment as a result of such hearing. Upon the completion of its
work, the Planning Commission shall present the proposed amendment
to the governing body together with its recommendations and appropriate
explanatory materials.
B.
Before approving and adopting any amendment, the governing
body shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, pursuant to public
notice as required by § 15.2-2204, Code of Virginia, after
which the governing body may make appropriate changes or corrections
in the proposed amendment; provided, however, that no additional land
may be zoned to a different classification than was contained in the
public notice without an additional public hearing after notice required
by § 15.2-2204, Code of Virginia. An affirmative vote of
at least a majority of the members of the governing body shall be
required to amend this chapter.
C.
In the event that the governing body shall deny the
petition of any property owner or other petitioner to amend this chapter,
substantially the same petition shall not be reconsidered for a period
of one year from the date of the original denial by the governing
body.
[Added 4-11-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
Any property coming into the territorial jurisdiction of the
Town of Mineral, by annexation or otherwise, shall be temporarily
assigned the same zoning classification as the area of the Town that
it abuts pending the orderly amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and
Zoning Map.
