1.5.3 Petition for Zone Change or Code Amendment

A petition to change the zoning of any land within Wallsburg or to amend this Code other than changing the zoning map, shall be filed first with the Planning Commission in a letter or on a form prescribed for that purpose. The form or letter shall contain a legal description of the land affected by the petition, and a statement of the petitioner's interest in the land included within the petition. The petition shall indicate the current zone of the property and the zone desired or the proposed code amendment. The petition shall also indicate the reasoning for the change as well as the proposed use of the property. A fee will be established for acting on a petition for a zone change or code amendment as described in the current Town Fee Resolution in effect at the time. (To change or amend the zone within a legally recorded subdivision, the petition must also include signatures of approval by the owners of at least fifty one (51) percent of the platted lots in the subdivision.) The petition must also include all of the names and mailing addresses of property owners within a one thousand (1000) foot radius of the property boundary under petition. The Town, at the applicants expense, shall notify each of the property owners on the petition.