The governing body may from time to time amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the requirements and/or districts herein established on its own motion or on a petition of the owner(s) or contract owner(s) of the property proposed for a change.

22-1-1 Application to be in writing:

Every application by a property owner for such amendment shall be filed in writing with the zoning administrator not less than thirty (30) days before a public hearing of the Planning Commission accompanied by a fee in such amount as is prescribed, from time to time, by the Board of Supervisors. The Planning Commission shall provide a recommendation to the governing body no more than sixty (60) days following the commission hearing. The governing body shall provide for a public hearing for all such changes and amendments at its monthly meeting.
(Ord. of 3-3-1987)

22-1-2 No reconsideration in less than one year:

No application for any change of zoning of the same lot shall be considered by the governing body within a period of one year from its last consideration by the governing body. This provision, however, shall not impair the right of the governing body to propose a change of zoning on its own motion.

22-1-2(A) Calculating Twelve (12) Month Application Limitation:

The twelve (12) month application time limitation of Virginia Code § 15.2-2286(7) shall be calculated from the date of filing of the application, excluding any and all tablings, delays, continuances, deferrals, or similar requests for extensions of time made by the applicant(s) and granted during the application process.

22-1-2(B) Time Limitation on Filing Application After Withdrawal:

Should an applicant withdraw an application subject to Zoning Article 22 — Amendments, another application, subject to Zoning Article 22 — Amendments, for the same lot(s) shall not be filed within six months of the date of withdrawal of the original application, as amended. This limitation does not apply to the County of Culpeper.

22-1-3 Public hearing by Planning Commission:

The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing on such proposed amendment after notice as required by law, and shall make appropriate recommendations to the governing body together with its explanatory materials.

22-1-4 Public hearing by Board of Supervisors:

Before approving and adopting any amendment, the governing body shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice as required by law after which the governing body may make appropriate changes in the proposed amendment; provided, however, that no additional land may be zoned to a different classification than was contained in the public notice without an additional public hearing after notice required by law. An affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the governing body shall be required to amend the Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. of 8-3-2004)