The regulations and the number, area, and boundaries of districts established by this ordinance may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed by the city government, but no amendment shall become effective unless it is first submitted to the city planning commission of Hartselle for its recommendation. The city planning commission upon its own initiative may hold public hearings, public notices of which shall be given, for the consideration of any proposed amendment to the provision of this ordinance or to the zoning map, and report its recommendation to the city government. The provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 11-52-76, 11-52-77, and 11-52-78, shall apply to all changes and amendment.

Any person, firm or corporation at whose request property has been annexed into the municipal limits of the City of Hartselle shall petition for the initial zoning of such property within five business days following adoption of the ordinance of annexation. Failure to do so shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 26-50 of this Code. Any person, firm or corporation who shall petition for such initial zoning or for rezoning of property under the authority of the Zoning Ordinance of Hartselle, Alabama must make application for such zoning or rezoning on forms prescribed by the city planner, follow the procedure prescribed by the city planner and pay a nonrefundable fee of $150.00 plus the actual costs of publication, in advance, before such zoning or rezoning shall be considered by the planning commission or the council. However, in cases where the annexation of the property to be zoned or the rezoning of property has been solicited by an official representative of the city, the application fee shall be waived and the cost of publication shall be paid by the city. Duly authorized representatives of the city for such purposes shall include the mayor, any member of the city council, the director of the department of development and the city planner. It shall be presumed that such annexation or rezoning was not solicited by an authorized member of the city unless the application is submitted with the signature of or a written statement by such representative certifying that the proposed annexation or rezoning was so solicited.

(Ord. No. 853, 3-9-1993; Ord. No. 1049, § 2, 2-8-2000; Ord. No. 1190, § 1, 7-12-2005)