The regulations, restrictions, prohibitions, and limitations imposed and the districts created by chapters 1—15 may from time to time be amended, supplemented changed, modified or repealed by ordinance, but no change shall be made until the Planning Commission, after notice and public hearing, files with the City a report and recommendation on the proposed change. In addition to the procedural provisions hereinafter set out, the Planning Commission shall adopt procedural rules for the conduct of zoning public hearings.

It shall be the policy of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma that in the consideration of proposed amendments to this Code that: Amendments will be adopted to recognize changes in the comprehensive plan, to correct error, or to recognize changed or changing conditions in a particular area or in the jurisdictional area generally.

The Planning Commission, upon its own motion, may, or at the direction of the City Commission shall, hold a public hearing, giving notice thereof, of a proposed text amendment. After holding the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall within fifteen (15) days transmit its report and recommendation to the City Commission.

1430.1.

Initiated by application.

A.

An amendment to the zoning map shall be initiated by the filing of an application with the City Clerk an application shall be in such form and content as the Planning Commission may by resolution establish and shall be accompanied by the payment of a thirty-five dollars ($35.00) fee. Cost of notice and posting or signs shall be billed to the applicant.

B.

An application shall be filed with the Planning Commission and shall set for public hearing according to their deadline schedule.

1430.2.

Initiated by the Planning Commission. In any instance, the Planning Commission, upon its own motion may, or at the request of the City Commission shall hold a public hearing giving notice thereof, of a proposed map amendment after holding the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall within fifteen (15) days transmit its report and recommendation to the City Commission.

1430.3.

Notice required. The Planning Commission shall give twenty (20) days' notice of a public hearing on the proposed map amendment by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. In addition, twenty (20) days' notice of public hearing shall be given by posting the property sought to be rezoned, and by mailing notice to all owners of property within a three hundred (300) foot radius of the exterior boundary of the property. The notice shall contain:

A.

Date, time, and place of public hearing.

B.

Legal description of the property and the street address or approximate location of the property.

C.

Present zoning district classification of the property and the proposed zoning district classification, provided:

1.

Notice of a proposed RM-2 rezoning shall confer jurisdiction on the Planning Commission and the City Commission to consider and act upon RMT, RM-2, RM-1, RD, RS-3, RS-2, RS-1, and RE, or combinations thereof in the disposition of the application, and in like manner, notice of any R District, including RM, shall confer jurisdiction to consider and less dense R District, except RMH.

2.

Notice of a proposed CG rezoning shall confer jurisdiction on the Planning Commission and City Commission to consider and act upon CG, CS, OM, and OL or combination thereof in the disposition of the application, and in like manner, notice of any C District shall confer jurisdiction to consider and less intense C District or and O District, and notice of any O District shall confer jurisdiction to consider and less intense O District.

3.

Notice of proposed IH rezoning shall confer jurisdiction on the Planning Commission and City Commission to consider and act upon IH, IM, IL, or combination thereof in the disposition of the application, and in like manner, notice of any I District shall confer jurisdiction to consider any less intense I District.

4.

Specific notice of a proposed AG or RMH district shall be required to confer jurisdiction on the Planning Commission and City Commission to consider such AG or RMH District.

1430.4.

Planning Commission and action on zoning map amendments. After notice and public hearing, the Planning Commission shall vote to:

A.

Recommend to the City Commission that the application be approved as submitted, or as amended, or be approved subject to modification or,

B.

Recommend to the City Commission that the application be denied.

An application recommended for approval, or approval subject to modification, shall be transmitted, with the report and recommendations of the Planning Commission, to the City Commission within fifteen (15) days from the date of Planning Commission action.

An application recommended for denial, shall not be considered further unless the applicant within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Planning Commission action, files a written request with the City Auditor for a hearing by the City Commission. The request for hearing shall be accompanied by the payment of a fifteen dollars ($15.00) fee. Upon notice of such request, the Planning Commission shall forthwith transmit the application, its report and recommendation to the City Commission.

In the event the Planning Commission arrives at a tie vote, the application shall be transmitted, with a report and notation of the tie vote, to the City Commission within fifteen (15) days from the date of Planning Commission action.

1430.5.

City Commission action on zoning map amendments. The City Commission shall hold a hearing on each application regularly transmitted, and on each application transmitted pursuant to a written request for further hearing and shall approve the application as submitted or as amended to approve the application subject to modification, or deny the application, in case of a protest against such zoning change filed at least three (3) days prior to said public hearing by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more of the area of the lots included in such proposed change, or by the owners of fifty (50) percent or more of the area of the lots immediately abutting any side of the territory included in such proposed change, or separated therefrom only by an alley or street less than three hundred (300) feet wide, such amendments shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fifths (⅗) of all the members of the City Commission.