[Amended 6-15-1988 by Ord. No. 168]
A. 
The Village Council may from time to time on recommendation from the Planning Commission, or on petition, amend, supplement or change the district boundaries or the regulations pertaining thereto which may now exist or which may be subsequently established pursuant to the authority and procedure set forth Sections 401 and 403 of Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 2006 (MCLA §§ 125.3401 and 125.3403), as amended.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Under no circumstances shall a property owner or owners reinitiate a request for the same rezoning on the same property within 12 months from the date of last action by the Village Council.
C. 
Amendments to this chapter may be initiated by any interested person, the Planning Commission, the Village Council, or any other interested governmental agency, by filing a written application with the Village Manager or officer of the Planning Commission. A request for amendment to this chapter shall follow the general procedure as outlined in this subsection:
(1) 
In case of a text amendment, the applicant shall submit, in writing, the proposed text to be added and/or the existing text to be deleted.
(2) 
In case of a map amendment, the applicant shall submit a written statement specifying the following:
(a) 
The name and address of the owner of the land.
(b) 
The street number, if any, or, if none, the location with respect to nearby public roads serving the land which is proposed to be reclassified.
(c) 
A description by metes and bounds, courses and distances of the land, or if the boundaries conform to lap boundaries within a subdivision from which a part is recorded in the land records of the county, then a lot and subdivision designation with appropriate plat reference.
(d) 
An identification plat prepared and certified by a civil engineer, or other competent person, to be correct and in conformity with this section, showing the land proposed to be reclassified, or if the boundaries formed a lot boundaries within a subdivision for which a plat is recorded among the land records of the county, and a copy of such plat, the land proposed to be reclassified appearing in color distinctive from that of other land shown on the plat.
(e) 
The land proposed to be reclassified, stated in square feet if less than one acre and in acres if more than one.
(f) 
The present classification and the classification proposed for such land.
D. 
An application fee as set by resolution of Village Council to cover the cost of advertising and processing shall accompany the application.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]