Any person, office or board of the city may petition for an
amendment to this title. The petition shall be in writing, shall,
as required by the General Laws, be accompanied by a fee to be established
by city ordinance, if the petitioner is not an officer or board of
the city, plus the cost of notices, and shall be submitted to the
city council. The council shall submit the proposed amendment to the
planning board for review within fourteen days of receipt.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(part))
No zoning ordinance amendment shall be adopted until after the
planning board and the city council or a committee designated or appointed
for the purpose by the city council has each held a public hearing
within sixty-five days of the receipt of the proposed amendment, together
or separately, at which interested persons shall be given an opportunity
to be heard.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(1); C.O. 01-76 § 48, 2001)
The city council shall notify the board of appeal of any public
hearing to amend this zoning title. Such notice shall be in written
form and shall include the text of the proposed changes and date of
the public hearing. The board of appeal may formulate recommendations
concerning the proposed zoning change and forward a recommendation
in writing to the joint city council-planning board hearing. The recommendation
shall be read aloud at this public hearing and become part of the
recorded minutes of that public hearing.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(2))
Adoption of any amendments by the city council shall be by a
two-thirds vote of all members; provided, that in case a written protest
is filed against such change, pursuant to Chapter 40A, Section 5,
General Laws, the vote for adoption shall be by a three-fourths vote
of all the members.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(3))
No city council vote to adopt or reject the amendment shall
take place until after the planning board has submitted final report
with recommendations, or after twenty-one days have elapsed after
such hearing without the submission of such report or recommendations.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(4))
If the city council fails to act within ninety days after the
public hearing, it shall not act thereon until after a new, duly advertised
public hearing is held.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(5))
No proposed amendment to this title which has been unfavorably
acted upon by the city council shall be considered on its merits by
the city council within two years after the date of such proposed
ordinance, unless the adoption of the amendment is recommended in
the final report of the planning board.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(6))
The effective date of the adoption of an amending ordinance
shall be the date of the city council vote (Chapter 40A, Section 5,
General Laws).
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(D)(7))
