This ordinance [appendix], including the Aragon Zoning Map, may be amended from time to time by order from the mayor and council. The fee for rezoning property in the City of Aragon is $100.00. Action shall not be initiated for a zoning amendment affecting the same parcel more often than once every six months.

12.1.1

An application may be submitted to the mayor and council by any person who owns property within the zoning jurisdiction of the City of Aragon. Unless initiated by the mayor and council, all applications for map amendments must be submitted by the owner of such property or the authorized agent of the owner.

12.1.2

Each application to amend the official zoning map of the City of Aragon shall be filed with the building inspector. A copy of the application is attached [to Ordinance Number 552] as Exhibit "A." A plat showing the dimensions, acreage, and location of the tract(s) prepared to scale must be submitted along with the application. The lot shall meet the applicable development standards, as provided for in this ordinance [appendix], for the district for which application is made. The application shall also be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 to partially defray the public expense of processing the application. A fee shall not be charged if an official governmental agency files the application. The applicant shall present a map showing the location of the property for which an application is submitted, and its relationship to adjoining properties and public facilities and services. An application may not be withdrawn or amended by the applicant after the legal advertising as required by this section shall have first appeared. However, the Aragon city council may, by at least three affirmations, allow an application to be withdrawn without prejudice with respect to the six-month limitation of this section. The city council may amend an application prior to acting thereon, but only to reduce its size, or change the district requested to a less intensive or lower density district than that requested.

12.1.3

The board of appeals, upon receiving an application from the building inspector for rezoning of an area or a particular piece of property, shall do the following:

(A)

Consult with other departments of the city to fully evaluate the impact of any zoning change upon public facilities and services including, but not limited to, schools, drainage, traffic, and related facilities;

(B)

Study each application with references to its appropriateness and effect on existing and proposed land use.

12.1.4.

The board of appeals shall review and take action upon each application after a hearing at a public meeting. The applicant or representative must be present at the hearing. Each application shall be presented to the board of appeals by the chairman of the board of appeals, together with his recommendations on it. A report of the board's decision shall be submitted to the city council at the next regular council meeting. If the board of appeals does not act upon the application within 30 days from receipt, the applicant may take it to the city council without a recommendation from the board of appeals.

12.1.5.

Before taking action on a proposed amendment, and after presentation of the board of appeals report, the city council shall hold a public hearing on the proposal.

(Ord. No. 551, 12-18-1989; Ord. No. 552, 3-15-1990)

A public hearing, as required by the Zoning Procedures Act, as amended, shall be held before adoption of any proposed amendment, and at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation.

When a proposed amendment to this ordinance [appendix] involves changing the zoning classification of property from one type of district to another, the building inspector shall cause to have posted in a conspicuous place on said property one or more signs, each of which shall contain certain information as to the proposed change and the date, place, and time of the public hearing. No such public hearing shall take place until said signs have been posted for at least 15 days.