A.

The city council may from time to time amend, supplement, or change by ordinance the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established in accordance with state law and the regulations contained herein.

B.

A public hearing shall be held by the city council before adopting any proposed supplement, amendment or change. Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the time and place of the hearing must be published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in the city. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing.

C.

Unless such proposed amendment, supplement or change has been approved by the city planning and zoning commission or if a protest against such amendment, supplement or change has been filed with the building inspector, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20 percent or more, either of the area of the lots included in such proposed change, or those immediately adjacent to the rear thereof extending 200 feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, such amendment, supplement or change shall not become effective except by a three-fourths vote of the city council.

(Ord. No. 14-2013, § 2, 3-11-13; Ord. No. 21-2014, § 6, 3-24-14; Ord. No. 21-2017, § 2(Exh. A), 12-18-17)

State Law reference— Procedures for amending zoning ordinance, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §§ 211.002, 211.006, 211.007.