Louisa City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
Amendments
§ 165-64 Legislative authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries established in this chapter may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed by the governing body pursuant to § 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, as follows.
§ 165-65 Planning Commission procedure.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing on such proposed amendment after notice as required by § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and may make appropriate changes in the proposed amendment as a result of such hearing. Upon completion of its work, the Commission shall present the proposed amendment to the governing body, together with its recommendations and appropriate explanatory materials.
§ 165-66 Governing body procedure.
A.
Before approving and adopting any amendment, the governing body shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice as required by § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, after which the governing body may make appropriate changes or corrections in the proposed amendment; provided, however, that no additional land may be zoned to a different classification than was contained in the public notice without an additional public hearing after notice required by § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia. An affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the governing body shall be required to amend the Zoning Ordinance.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
In the event that the governing body shall deny the petition of any property owner or other petitioner to amend this chapter, substantially the same petition shall not be reconsidered for a period of one year from the date of the original denial by the governing body.