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Coal City City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIII

Amendments and Rezoning

§ 156-270 Purpose.

To adapt to changing development conditions and provide for the phased implementation of the Village Comprehensive Plan, the Village Board may from time to time amend the provisions of the text of this chapter, or the Zoning District Map, as provided by state law.

§ 156-271 Approval process.

Amendments shall be approved only in conformance with the approval process provided in § 156-27 and the approval criteria in Table 26.[1]

§ 156-272 Protests.

A. 
A written protest may be filed with the Village Clerk against a proposed amendment and must be signed by the owners of at least 20% of the frontage of:
(1) 
The property to be affected by the proposed amendment;
(2) 
The property immediately adjacent thereto or across an alley therefrom; or
(3) 
The property having frontage directly opposite the frontage to be affected by the proposed amendment.
B. 
If such a protest is filed, the proposed amendment shall not be approved except by a vote of 2/3 of the Trustees currently holding office.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
C. 
The protestor shall serve a copy of the protest upon the applicant and upon his or her attorney, if any, by certified mail.

§ 156-273 Amendment after chapter adoption.

As provided by state law, no amendment to this chapter shall be approved within six months of its adoption except by a two-thirds vote of the Village Board.