The Town Council may from time to time, on its
own motion or on petition, amend, supplement, change, modify, or repeal
by ordinance the boundaries of districts, regulations, or restrictions
herein established.
[Amended 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-23]
No amendment shall be considered or acted upon
by the Town Council unless it is first submitted to and approved by
the Planning Commission (except, however, failure of the Planning
Commission to report within 90 days from the date of its first regularly
scheduled monthly meeting after referral by the Town Council shall
be deemed approval), or is disapproved by the Planning Commission,
and it shall be considered approved if it receives a majority vote
of the entire Town Council.
Any application for a reclassification shall
not be accepted for filing by the Mount Airy Town Council if the application
is for the reclassification of the whole or any part of the land,
the reclassification of which has been opposed or denied by the Town
Council on the merits within 12 months from the date of the Town Council's
decision.
Where the purpose and effect of the amendment
is to change the zoning classification, the Mount Airy Town Council
shall make findings of fact in each specific case including but not
limited to the following: population change, availability of public
facilities, present and future transportation patterns, compatibility
with existing and proposed development for the area, the recommendation
from the Mount Airy Planning Commission, the relationship of such
proposed amendment to the Mount Airy Master Plan; and may grant the
amendment based upon the finding that there was a substantial change
in the character of the neighborhood where the property is located
or that there was a mistake made in the existing zoning classification.