[Ord. No. 1498 §1, 8-1-2000]
A. Amendments To Change Zoning District Boundaries. The City
of Versailles Board of Aldermen from time to time may supplement,
change, modify or repeal the boundaries or regulations contained in
zoning regulations by amendment. The Board of Aldermen or the Planning
and Zoning Commission may initiate a proposal for such amendment.
If such proposed amendment is not a general revision of the existing
regulations and affects specific property, the amendment may be initiated
by application of the owner of property affected. Applications for
special use permits shall be considered by the same procedure as zoning
district amendments.
B. Applications. Any party desiring any change in zoning district
boundaries or regulations contained in this zoning ordinance, as to
any lot, tract or area of land, shall file with the City Clerk an
application, and such application shall be accompanied by such data
and information as prescribed in these regulations.
C. Filing Deposit And Fee. For the purpose of wholly or partially
defraying the costs of the proceedings prescribed herein, including
publication costs, the applicant, upon the filing of the application,
shall pay to the City Clerk a deposit in the amount of one hundred
dollars ($100.00). Promptly upon the filing of any such application,
the City Clerk shall refer the application to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for study and recommendation and shall report to the Board
of Aldermen concerning the nature of the application and that said
application has been referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The City Clerk shall refund the amount of the deposit to the applicant,
less the actual costs incurred by the City, upon a written finding
of the Zoning Officer that a refund is due to the applicant at the
conclusion of all proceedings of the application.
D. Public Hearing Of Planning And Zoning Commission. All such
proposed amendments first shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning
Commission for recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission
shall hold a public hearing thereon within ninety (90) days of receiving
the proposed amendment. At any public hearing held to consider a proposed
rezoning, an opportunity shall be granted to interested parties to
be heard.
E. Recommendations. A majority of a quorum of the Planning
and Zoning Commission at the hearing may recommend approval or denial
of the amendment to the Board of Aldermen. If the Planning and Zoning
Commission fails to make a recommendation on a rezoning request within
sixty (60) days of submission, the Planning and Zoning Commission
shall be deemed to have made a recommendation of disapproval.
F. Public Hearing Of The Board Of Aldermen. When the Planning
and Zoning Commission submits a recommendation of approval or disapproval
of such amendment and the reasons therefore, the Board of Aldermen
shall:
1. Hold a public hearing thereon at a regular meeting for which the
application may be scheduled, and
2. Cause an accurate written summary to be made of the proceedings.
G. Notice Of Public Hearing Of The Board Of Aldermen. The Board
of Aldermen shall give at least fifteen (15) days' notice of the time
and place of such hearing. Such notice shall be published in an official
paper or a paper of general circulation in the City of Versailles.
Such notice shall fix the time and place for such hearing and contain
a statement regarding the proposed changes in regulations or restrictions
or in the boundary or classification of any zone or district. If such
proposed amendment is not a general revision of the existing regulations
and affects specific property, the property shall be designated by
legal description or a general description sufficient to identify
the property under consideration. At any public hearing held to consider
a proposed rezoning, an opportunity shall be granted to interested
parties to be heard. The Board of Aldermen may adopt such recommendation
by ordinance or not adopt such recommendation.
H. Protest. In case, however, of a protest against such change
is filed in the office of the City Clerk prior to adoption of such
ordinance by the Board of Aldermen, 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, such amendment shall not become
effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths (¾)
of all the members of the Board of Aldermen.