[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
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changed, modified or repealed by the governing body pursuant to § 15.2-2285
of the Code of Virginia, as amended, as follows.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Planning Commission shall hold at least
one public hearing on such proposed amendment after notice as required
by § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and may make appropriate
changes in the proposed amendment as a result of such hearing. Upon
completion of its work, the Commission shall present the proposed
amendment to the governing body, together with its recommendations
and appropriate explanatory materials.
A.
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 of the 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 of the Code of Virginia. An affirmative vote
of at least a majority of the members of the governing body shall
be required to amend the Zoning Ordinance.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
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.
