No zoning regulation, restriction, or boundary shall be recommended
for change or repeal by the Commission until after a public hearing
at which all parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity
to be heard.
A. Public notice requirements. Notice of the time and place of the public
hearing shall be published at least 15 days prior to the date of the
hearing in one newspaper of general circulation in the City.
B. Notice to property owners requirement.
(1)
Whenever a change in zoning is proposed for an area of one block
or less, notice of the public hearing shall be mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the owners, as shown by the records
of the County Assessor, of lots or land within the area proposed to
be changed by a zoning regulation and within 100 feet, excluding public
right-of-way, of the area proposed to be changed by zoning regulation.
(2)
Whenever a change in zoning is proposed for an area of more than one block, the procedure stated in Subsection
B(1) shall be followed except that property owners shall be advised by certified mail. If a notice by certified mail to an owner is returned undelivered, City staff shall attempt to discover the owner's most recent address and shall remit the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to that address.
(3)
Notice shall be mailed not less than 15 days prior to the required
public hearing.
C. Recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Recommendations of the Commission shall be made in accordance with the criteria stated in Article
II of this chapter.
D. Report to the City Council. The Commission shall state its findings
in its minutes and shall provide the City Council with a copy of its
minutes.
The City Council shall hold meetings open to the public and advertised at least seven calendar days in advance in one newspaper of general circulation in the City whenever the City Council is to consider a recommendation of the Commission. Approval of most decisions concerning the Zoning Code and Zoning Map shall require a simple majority vote of a quorum of the City Council. The City Council shall not allow a change under the conditions imposed by §
250-7.4H of this chapter or decide an appeal unless voted by a majority of all members of the Council.
Any person aggrieved by a determination of the City Council
or any officer, department or board of the City may present to the
District Court a petition, duly verified, setting forth that the decision
is illegal, in whole or in part, and specifying the grounds of the
illegality. The petition shall be presented to the Court within 30
days after the decision is entered in the records of the City Council
and shall be as required under applicable statutes.