20.01.07 AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE OR ZONING MAP

Any person seeking an amendment to this Ordinance or map shall submit a written petition with applicable fee to the Planning Commission. The petition shall designate the desired amendment, the reasons why the Ordinance amendment is necessary or appropriate, and the benefits to the Town of Genola. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing to review the proposed amendment. A notice for this public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Genola at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Parties-of-interest and the general public shall be invited to provide testimony. The Planning Commission shall consider each written objection, if any, filed with the Town Recorder prior to the public hearing. After the public hearing and the Planning Commission’s review of the proposed amendment, the Planning Commission shall forward its recommendation to the Town Council regarding the proposed land use regulation of the use and development of land within all or any part of the area of the Town. The Town Council shall consider each proposed amendment recommended by the Planning Commission. The Town Council may then adopt or reject the land use regulation as proposed by the Planning Commission or after making any revision to the regulation that the Town Council considers appropriate. The Town Council may consider the Planning Commission’s failure to make a timely recommendation as a negative recommendation.