The city council may, from time to time, on its own motion, or on petition of an interested property owner or owners, amend, supplement, or change by ordinance the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established. Each such petition shall be accompanied by a fee payable to the city, no part of which shall be refundable, unless the petition is withdrawn by the applicant prior to a public hearing by the commission, in which case the city shall rebate a sum out of said fee to the petitioner. The amounts of fees and rebates shall be as provided in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.

Before acting on any proposed amendment, supplement or change, the city council shall submit the same to the commission for its recommendations and report.

A public hearing shall be held by the city council before adopting any proposed amendment, supplement, or change. Notice of such hearing shall be given in the manner prescribed by law, stating the time and place of such hearing. Before the 15th day before the date of the public hearing, the time and place of such hearing shall be published in the official newspaper of the city of Dalworthington Gardens and shall be posted on the city's internet website.

The city shall cause a sign to be placed upon each property to be rezoned, or in the public right-of-way for a change initiated by the city that affects multiple properties, that is at least twenty four (24) inches long by forty eight (48) inches wide and clearly visible to passersby which states that the property is the subject of a rezoning application (or words of like intent). The sign shall be posted not later than the tenth (10th) day prior to the planning and zoning commission hearing and shall remain posted until the date of the final determination on the proposed change.

In order that zoning may promote the stability and well-being of the community and may offer certainty to the citizens of the city with respect to the use and development of property, the following requirements shall govern the filing of reapplications. When the application has been withdrawn at or before the commission meeting thereon and after the giving of public notice, no new application of like nature shall be accepted by the city or scheduled for hearing by the commission within a period of twelve (12) months of the date of city council denial or withdrawal of application; provided however, on receipt of written request by the original applicant stating how conditions have changed substantially in the community since prior considerations of the applicant's proposal so as to justify an earlier review of this matter, the city council may waive the mandatory period and authorize the acceptance of a new application.

Any person or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this article or fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall build or alter any building or use in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable for a fine of not more than the amount provided in chapter 1, article 1.01 of the Code, and each day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. The owner or owners of any building or premises or part thereof, where anything in violation of this article shall be placed or shall exist, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person, or corporation employed in connection therewith and who may have assisted in the commission of such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction shall be fined as herein provided. The city likewise shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this article through civil court action as provided by state law.