[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)]