The following procedure will be followed to amend, supplement, or change the Zoning Ordinance for the City of Bedford:

(1)

The Planning and Zoning Commission, or a committee thereof, shall hold a public hearing on any application for any amendment, supplement, or change prior to making its recommendation and report to the City Council. Written notice of all public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission, or a committee thereof, on a proposed amendment, supplement, or change shall be sent to all owners of real property lying within two hundred (200) feet of the property for which the change is requested. Such notice shall be given not less than ten (10) days before the date set for hearing by depositing a notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States Post Office to such property owners as the ownership appears on the last approved City tax roll.

(2)

An Official Public Hearing shall be held by the City Council before adopting any proposed amendment, supplement, or change. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the City of Bedford.

(3)

EXPIRATION OF APPLICATION FOR REZONING- In the event that the Commission has recommended against a proposed amendment, supplement, change, or modification in the boundaries of any zoning district, and such amendment or change has not been approved by the City Council as provided, such proposed amendment, supplement, change, or modification shall neither be submitted nor considered for recommendation by the Commission prior to the expiration of six (6) months from the date of the order of decision by the City Council against such zone change, unless conditions pertaining to property considered in the original application and/or property in the area have, in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission, changed to such an extent as to justify a subsequent application prior to the expiration of six (6) months from the date of the original order or decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission.