[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002]
The Town of Carrollton may, from time to time, in the manner
hereinafter set forth, amend the regulations imposed in the districts
created by this Chapter, amend district boundary lines, provided that
in all amendatory orders adopted under the authority of this Section,
due allowance shall be made for existing conditions, the conservation
of property values, the direction of building development to the best
advantage of the entire community, and the uses to which property
is devoted at the time of the adoption of such amendatory order.
[Ord. No. 945, 2-11-2002; Ord. No. 1155 § 2, 11-3-2014]
A. This Chapter shall be amended in the following manner:
1.
Amendments may be proposed by a citizen, entity, or governmental
body.
2.
All applications for an amendment to this Chapter shall be filed
with the Town Clerk in such form and accompanied by such information
as required by the Town Clerk. Upon receipt of an application for
amendment, the Town Clerk shall transmit one (1) copy of such application,
along with all pertinent data filed therewith, to the following agencies
and/or legal entities for their review and written recommendations,
protests, or comments:
a.
Planning and Zoning Commission.
b.
Town of Carrollton Utilities.
3.
Advertising cost of public hearings, and administrative expenses
shall be paid before any application for amendments to this Chapter
will be processed. Any proposed amendment by the Town is exempt from
this fee.
4.
The Town Council shall hold a public hearing on each application
for an amendment at such time and place as shall be established by
the Town Council. The hearing shall be conducted and a record of such
proceedings shall be preserved in such manner as the Town Council
may prescribe from time to time.
5.
Notice of time and place of such hearing shall be published
in the official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in
the Town not less than fifteen (15) days before such hearing. Supplemental
or additional notices may be published or distributed as the Town
Council may prescribe from time to time.
6.
The Town Council may approve or deny the proposed amendment.
In case, however, of a protest against such change 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 two-thirds
(2/3) of all the members of the Town Council.