This zoning ordinance, including the Official Zoning Map, may be amended from time to time by the City Council, but no amendment shall become effective unless it has first been submitted to the Planning Commission for review, public hearing and recommendation or has been proposed by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall have thirty (30) days in which to submit a report on amendments referred to it. If the Planning Commission fails to submit a report within this period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed amendment.

(Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 87-9, 4-16-87)

Application to amend this zoning ordinance of the City of Dublin may be in the form of proposals to amend the Official Zoning Map or proposals to amend the text of the ordinance. An application to amend the Official Zoning Map may be initiated by the Planning Commission, or be submitted to the Planning Commission by the City Council or by the property owner. Unless initiated by the Planning Commission or the City Council, all applications for map amendments must be submitted by the owner of such property or the authorized agent of the owner. Such authorization shall be notarized and attached to the application. An application to amend the text of the city's zoning ordinance may be initiated by the Planning Commission or be submitted to the Planning Commission by the City Council or by any person having an interest in the city.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, adopted Nov. 20, 1978, specifically amended App, A by repealing former §§ 10.2—10.5, and enacted in lieu thereof new §§ 10.2—10.7, redesignated as §§ 11.2—11.7. Said former sections pertained to the same subject matter, and had derived unchanged from the original zoning ordinance adopted Aug. 25, 1969. See editor's footnote to Art. 9 title.

Application forms for amendment requests shall be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. Completed forms, together with an application fee to cover administrative cost, plus any additional information that the applicant feels to be pertinent, will be filed with the City Clerk's Office.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79)

Note— See editor's note following § 11.2.

An application to amend this ordinance shall be accompanied by a fee payable to the city clerk to defray the cost of processing and required advertising fees:

Zoning Map Amendments for (variance, annexation, rezoning, conditional use, etc.) .....$150.00

Text Amendments .....150.00

Advertising Fees (subject to applicable rate charged by the Legal Organ.)

A fee shall not be charged for applications initiated by the City Council or the Planning Commission.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 87-9, 4-16-87; Ord. No. 98-3, 4-2-98; Ord. No. 03-23, 8-21-2003)

Note— See editor's note following § 11.2.

A property owner or his agent shall not initiate an application for a rezoning map amendment affecting the same parcel more often than once every twelve (12) months nor resubmit a withdrawn application more often than once every six (6) months.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 87-23, 8-20-87)

Note— See editor's note following § 11.2.

Whenever an application is initiated to amend the Zoning Map, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon. Before enactment of any amendment to this ordinance, the City Council shall hold a public hearing thereon. At least fifteen (15) but not more than forty-five (45) days' notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing shall be posted at City Hall and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 87-9, 4-16-87)

Note— See editor's note following § 11.2.

Whenever an application is initiated to amend the Zoning Map from one zoning classification to another, the Building Inspector shall cause to have posted in a conspicuous place on the property to be rezoned, one or more signs each of which shall not be less than four (4) square feet in area and each of which shall contain information as to the proposed change and the date, place and time of public hearing. No such public hearing shall take place until said sign or signs have been posted for at least fifteen (15) but not more than forty-five (45) days.

(Ord. No. 78-30, § 1, 11-20-78; Ord. No. 79-22, § 1, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 87-9, 4-16-87)

Note— See editor's note following § 11.2.