Palmyra City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
Administration and Enforcement - Amendments
Section 400.530 Application.
[Ord. No. 849 Art. XIII, §1]
This Chapter shall in no way limit or restrict the power of the City Council, of its own motion, to extend the boundaries of the City and to classify the land so annexed as one (1) or more of the districts and to establish the boundaries thereof.
Section 400.540 Amendment.
[Ord. No. 849 Art. XIII, §2; Ord. No. 854 §1]
A.
On its own motion or on petition, the City Council may amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the regulations and provisions herein including the boundaries of the zoning districts.
B.
In case of a protest against such change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of thirty percent (30%) or more, either of the areas of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in such proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the City Council.
C.
No amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations or provisions, including boundaries of the zoning districts, shall become effective until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the City.