Willow Park City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 14
21 AMENDMENTS
§ 14.21.001 Authority.
Under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, chapter 211, the city council may from time to time amend, supplement, or change by ordinance the boundaries to the districts or the regulations herein established.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/1993; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec. 20.01; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/1997)
§ 14.21.002 Submission to planning and zoning commission.
Before taking any action on any proposed amendment, supplement, or change in this chapter, the city council shall submit the proposed revision to the planning and zoning commission for its review, recommendation, and report.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/1993; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec. 20.02; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/1997)
§ 14.21.003 Public hearings.
(a)
A public hearing shall be held by the planning and zoning commission before recommendations to city council concerning adopting any proposed amendment, supplement, or change to this chapter. Written notice of all public hearings before the planning and zoning commission on proposed changes in classification shall be sent to owners of real property lying within two hundred (200) feet of the property on which the change is proposed, not less than ten (10) days before the date set for such hearing.
(b)
Notice of the city council public hearing shall be given by publication one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, stating the time and place of such hearing, which time shall not be earlier than fifteen (15) days from the first date of publication.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/1993; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec. 20.03; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/1997)
§ 14.21.004 In case of protests.
In the case that such amendment, supplement, or change has been disapproved by the planning and zoning commission, or in a case of a protest signed by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more either of the area of the lots included in the proposed change, or of those immediately adjoining the same such change shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all the members of the city council.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/1993; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec. 20.04; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/1997)
§ 14.21.005 Limitation on resubmission of petition.
No amendment, supplement, change, or repeal of any section of this chapter which has been legally rejected by the city council shall be again considered either by the planning and zoning commission or the city council on an appeal or petition by an appellant or application before the expiration of one (1) year from date of the original action.
(Ordinance 335-93 adopted 2/16/1993; 1993 Code, ch. 12, ex. A, sec. 20.05; Ordinance 414-97 adopted 12/16/1997)