Markham City Zoning Code
AMENDMENTS
§ 156.415 APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT.
The regulations or districts established by these zoning regulations may be amended by ordinance. Applications for amendment shall be made in the office of the City Clerk on a form provided therefor and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25, no part of which shall be returnable. Before any such amendment shall be considered by the City Council, the request for amendment shall be heard by the Plan Commission for the purpose of making a report and recommendation to the City Council, but such report and recommendation shall be made only after holding a public hearing in relation thereto at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(Prior Code, § 156.340)
§ 156.416 NOTICE OF HEARING.
Notice shall be given of the time and place of the hearing, not more than 30 days, nor less than 15 days, before the hearing, by publishing a notice thereof at least once in one or more newspapers having general circulation in the city.
(Prior Code, § 156.341)
§ 156.417 WHEN OWNER SHALL FILE PETITION.
(A) (1) The application for amendment shall be signed by a real property owner in the area affected.
(2) In the event that the application includes property other than that owned by the applicant, in addition to the applicant’s property, the applicant shall file, on a form provided by the City Clerk, a petition in favor of the request signed by the real property owners representing at least 75% of the area to be included in the application.
(B) (1) In the event that the application includes property owned by more than one owner, the Plan Commission shall notify, by letter, all property owners in the area included within the application of the contemplated change.
(2) The letter shall be postmarked not later than one week prior to the Plan Commission’s hearing.
(Prior Code, § 156.342)
§ 156.418 PASSAGE OF PROTECTED AMENDMENT.
In case of a written protest against any proposed amendment of the regulations or districts, signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% of the frontage proposed to be altered, or by the owner of 20% of the frontage immediately adjoining or across an alley therefrom, or by the owners of 20% of the frontage directly opposite the frontage proposed to be altered, is filed with the City Clerk, the amendment shall not be passed except by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 156.343)
§ 156.419 SUBMITTAL OF REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT BY PLAN COMMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL.
The Plan Commission may, on its own motion, after a public hearing, submit to the City Council any requests for amendment and such action shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter with respect to a report and recommendation by the Plan Commission.
(Prior Code, § 156.344)
§ 156.420 VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT.
No such proposed amendment, supplement or change shall be passed, except for the favorable vote of two- thirds of the members of the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 156.345)