The City Council may, from time to time, on its own action or on petition, after public notice and hearing as provided by law, amend, supplement or change the boundaries or regulations herein or subsequently established. The boundaries of the zoning districts as shown on the zoning map may be changed by ordinance, at any time, specifically designating the changes desired or changing the classification of any certain property or territory.

(Prior Code, § 11-2-1) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980; Ord. 2020-04, passed 3-17-2020; Ord. 2020-11, passed 7-7-2020; Ord. 2020-12, passed 7-7-2020; Ord. 2020-15, passed 8-4-2020; Ord. 2021-09, passed 7-8-2021; Ord. 2021-10, passed 8-3-2021; Ord. 2021-13, passed 10-5-2021; Ord. 2021-17, passed 11-2-2021; Ord. 2021-22, passed 12-7-2021; Ord. 2022-02, passed 2-1-2022; Ord. 2022-05, passed 4-5-2022; Ord. 2022-06, passed 4-5-2022; Ord. 2022-07, passed 4-5-2022; Ord. 2022-14, passed 6-7-2022; Ord. 2022-21, passed 9-8-2022)

   (A)   Notice of hearing required; publication. Whenever the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission of Enid and Garfield County, or any other Planning Commission acting as the Planning Commission for the City, files with the City Clerk a recommended change in the boundaries of any zoning district, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to, without further action by the City Council, cause to be published a notice of hearing before the City Council, on said proposed change, and which notice shall be published in the official paper of the City not less than 15 days prior to said hearing.

   (B)   Time of hearing; contents of notice. The City Clerk shall fix the time of said hearing and publish notice of the hearing in the newspaper. The notice shall contain a description of the property to be considered for rezoning and the present district in which the property is located and the district to which the proposed change is to be made.

(Prior Code, § 11-2-2) (Ord. 2019-03, passed 3-5-2019)

   (A)   A fee of $150 shall be charged for filing an application for rezoning to defray publication and administration costs. In addition, the applicant shall provide a list containing the names and mailing addresses of all owners of property lying within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the subject property, as certified by a licensed and bonded abstracting company, a licensed or bonded title insurance company or a licensed state attorney who practices title work. Notice of a public hearing on any zoning change shall be given by the Planning Commission 20 days prior to the hearing by mailing written notice to all the owners of real property within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the property to be rezoned.

   (B)   If the zoning change requested permits the use of treatment facilities, multiple-family facilities, transitional living facilities, halfway houses and any housing or facility that may be used for medical detoxification, the entity proposing the zoning change shall mail a written notice within 30 days of the hearing to all real property owners within one-fourth of a mile where the area to be affected is located and shall be responsible for all costs incurred in mailing this notice.

   (C)   Should the applicant withdraw his application in writing, prior to notice of hearing being published in the newspaper and/or prior to the notices being mailed, the $150 shall be refunded upon a claim being filed therefor.

(Prior Code, § 11-2-3) (Ord. 2016-10, passed 5-17-2016)

   Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a Class C offense.

(2003 Code) (Prior Code, § 11-2-4) (Ord. 80-29, passed 12-16-1980)