Princess Anne City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Changes or Amendments
§ 163-30 Authority and initiation.
Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice require, the President and Town Commissioners of Princess Anne may, by ordinance, after recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission and subject to the procedures set forth in this article, amend, supplement or change the regulations, district boundaries or classifications of property now or hereafter established by this chapter or amendments thereof. Such amendment, supplement or change may be initiated by resolution of the President and Commissioners, by motion of the Planning and Zoning Commission or by petition of any property owner addressed to the President and Commissioners.
§ 163-31 Procedure.
A.
Any proposed amendment, supplement or change originating with or received by the President and Commissioners of Princess Anne shall first be referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for investigation and recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall cause such investigation to be made as it deems necessary and for this purpose may require the submission of all pertinent data and information by any person concerned, may hold such public hearings as provided by its own rules and shall submit its report and recommendation to the President and Town Commissioners within 60 days unless an extension of the time is granted.
B.
After receiving the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission on any proposed amendment, supplement or change and before adopting such amendment, the President and Town Commissioners shall hold a public hearing in relation thereto at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(1)
Notice of the time and place of the public hearing, together with a summary of the proposed zoning regulation or boundary shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the Town once each week for two successive weeks.
(2)
The first notice of the hearing shall be published at least 14 days before the hearing.
(3)
The zoning regulation or boundary amendment may not become effective until 10 days after the hearing or hearings.
C.
No change in or departure from the proposed amendment as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be made unless such change or departure is resubmitted to said Commission for its further recommendations. No amendment, supplement or change shall be adopted contrary to the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission except by a 2/3 vote of the President and Town Commissioners of Princess Anne.
§ 163-32 Classification of annexed property.
In the case of annexation of any property by the Town of Princess Anne, the annexed property shall immediately become a part of the R-1 Residential District upon the effective date of the annexation unless a different classification has been recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and adopted by the President and Commissioners in concurrence with the annexation.