Applications for zone changes shall be made in writing to the town office at least five days in advance of a regular commission meeting. The application shall contain an accurate description of the area for which the change is requested and a description, including plot plans, of the proposed use if the change is granted.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

At its initial consideration of the application for a zone change the commission shall set a date for a hearing on the zone change.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

A hearing on a zone change shall be preceded by at least twenty days' notice in the official newspaper of the town and by notice to all adjacent landowners by certified mail. Notice shall be at the expense of the applicant.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

After the hearing on the proposed zone change the commission shall within thirty days:

(a)

Certify the change to the council for inclusion on the official zoning map.

(b)

Recommend to the council that the change be rejected.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

Upon receiving a certification or recommendation concerning a zone change, the council shall at its next regular meeting set the date for a public hearing on the proposed zone change. Such a hearing shall be preceded by at least fifteen days' notice in the official town newspaper.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

After holding its hearing on a proposed zone change the council shall within thirty days:

(a)

Accept the change by majority vote.

(b)

Reject the change by majority vote.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)

Where the owners of twenty percent or more of the adjacent lots file a written protest to the change, at least seventy-five percent of the members of the council must vote in favor of the change to secure its adoption.

(Ord. No. 621, Enacted, 3/7/83)