The township board may from time to time, on recommendation from the planning commission or upon its own initiative, amend, modify supplement or revise the district boundaries of the provisions and regulations herein established whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require such amendment. Said amendment may be initiated by resolution of the township board, the planning commission or by petition of one or more owners of property to be affected by the proposed amendment. Except for the township board or the planning commission, the petitioner or the petitioners requesting an amendment shall at the time of the application pay the fee in accordance with the requirements specified in section 2.08.

The procedure for making amendments to this ordinance shall be as follows:

Amendments or supplements to the zoning ordinance may be made from time to time in the same manner provided in the Act for the enactment of the original ordinance. Before submitting its recommendations for a proposed zoning ordinance to the township board, the planning commission shall hold at least 1 public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be given in the same manner as required under section 103(1) of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, 2006 PA 110, as amended (MCL 500.3101 et seq.) for the initial adoption of a zoning ordinance or section 202 of the Act for any other subsequent zoning text or map amendments.

Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall also be given by mail to each electric, gas, and pipeline public utility company, each telecommunication service provider, each railroad operating within the district or zone affected, and the airport manager of each airport, that registers its name and mailing address with the clerk of the legislative body for the purpose of receiving the notice of public hearing.

The notices required under this section shall include the places and times at which the proposed text and any maps of the zoning ordinance may be examined.

An amendment to conform a provision of the zoning ordinance to the decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to any specific lands may be adopted by the township board and the notice of the adopted amendment published without referring the amendment to any other board or agency provided for under this act.