The following shall be the procedures followed for a proposed amendment to the zoning map. Said proposed zoning map amendment shall be classified as a "rezone request".

A.

Initiation: A rezone request may be initiated by the planning commission, the city council, or by any person, firm or corporation or agent of said person, firm or corporation owning the real property in the city which is the subject of the rezone request.

B.

Notice, Publication Requirements: All rezone requests shall satisfy the notice and publication requirements established by the laws of this state, and shall first be presented to the planning commission for its recommendations, which shall be returned to the city council for its consideration within thirty (30) days, as set forth at section 10-1-5 of this title.

C.

Form: The form (hereinafter the "application") used to request a rezone shall be adopted by resolution of the city council.

(1985 Code § 19-1a-1)

Prior to the consideration of any rezone request by the planning commission, all persons, firms or corporations or agents of said persons, firms or corporations owning real property in the city, which is the subject of a rezone request shall:

A.

Submission: Submit a completed application requesting a change in the zoning ordinance or map to the city recorder. All requirements, attachments and fees set forth on the application shall be satisfied and submitted with the application before the application shall be deemed completed. No application for rezone request shall be considered by the planning commission until it is completed.

B.

Fee ¹ : The applicant shall have paid to the city a rezone request application fee prior to consideration of the rezone request by the planning commission. Said application fee shall be set by resolution of the city council as prescribed in section 10-1-7 of this title.

¹ Cross reference—See also section 1-12-5 of this code for specific fees.

(1985 Code § 19-1a-2)

Whenever any rezone request is made, before acting on said request, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing as required in section 10-1-5 of this title. Notice of publication and of public hearing shall be provided as follows:

A.

Riverdale City department of community development shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the public hearing, and after the party requesting the rezone has paid the applicable rezone request fee, place a sign in a visible location in the general area of the proposed zone change. The sign shall state the following:

RIVERDALE CITY NOTICE OF REZONE REQUEST. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT RIVERDALE CITY AT 801-394-5542 X 1215.

B.

Each notice of a public hearing concerning a rezone must be mailed to each affected entity at least ten (10) calendar days before the public hearing, posted in at least three (3) public locations within the city or on the city's official website, and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least ten (10) calendar days before the public hearing.

C.

The cost of placing the sign or signs shall be borne by the party requesting the rezone. In the case of the publication and mailing costs, the same shall be paid by the city from the rezone request application fee (except where the request is initiated by the planning commission or the city council, for which request no fee shall be assessed).

(Ord. 731, 3-17-2009)

In the event a negative recommendation is received from the planning commission, the applicant for the rezone request may appeal that decision to the city council by filing a written appeal with the city recorder within ten (10) days of the planning commission's final decision.

(1985 Code § 19-1a-5)