No amendment, supplement, or change of the zoning ordinance or zoning district map shall become effective unless and until:

1.

There shall have been held a public hearing in relation thereto before the planning commission at which parties in interest and citizens shall have had an opportunity to be fully heard.

2.

Notice of the proposed change and of the time and place of the hearing shall have been published once a week for two (2) different weeks in the official journal of the City of Donaldsonville, Louisiana. At least fifteen (15) days shall elapse between the first publication and the date of the hearing. Notice of the proposed change and of the time and place of the hearing shall have also been mailed by registered mail at least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing to adjacent property owners.

3.

After the public hearing as provided above, the planning commission shall have submitted its report and recommendations upon the proposed change and amendment to the city council. The city council shall not take official action upon the change and amendment until the report of the planning commission has been received; provided, however, that if the report has not been filed within forty-five (45) days after the date of the public hearing, the city council may then take official action upon the change or amendment.

4.

A final yea or nay vote shall have been taken on the proposal of the city council within ninety (90) days from the introduction of any ordinance, or the adoption of a motion by the city council, or from the filing of the petition of property owners or owner in correct form.

5.

The provisions of this section do not apply in cases where there is a proposal to enact an entire new ordinance to change the text as a whole, or to change all of the zoning district map, or both, in which event the procedure set out in the enabling legislation shall be followed.

Editor's note— The content of article XIII has been further designated as § 13.1, at the editor's discretion, for purposes of effective referencing the regulations set out herein.