§ 118-162. Petition for changes and amendments.

(a)

An application for a land development regulation amendment which would change the actual list of permitted, conditional or prohibited uses in a zoning category or the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land or the future land use map of the comprehensive plan may be submitted to the planning and zoning director by the city manager, city attorney, or upon an adopted motion of the city commission, planning board, board of adjustment, or historic preservation board with regard to the designation of historic districts, sites or matters that directly pertain to historic preservation, or by owners of a majority of lot frontage in the area which is the subject of the proposed change, provided that the area shall contain not less than 400 feet of lot frontage on one public street or a parcel of not less than 80,000 square feet. Matters submitted by the city manager or city attorney shall first be referred to the city commission.

(b)

A request to amend these land development regulations or comprehensive plan which does not change the actual list of permitted, conditional or prohibited uses in a zoning category or change the actual zoning map designation of a parcel or parcels of land may be submitted by those eligible to submit an application pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or by any person who owns property that is affected by the zoning regulations he wishes to amend.

(c)

The applicant or his representative shall file an application with the planning, design and historic preservation division in accordance with a form approved by the city attorney and shall supply all information pertinent to the proposed amendment as requested by the planning, design and historic preservation division.

(d)

Any applicant requesting a public hearing on any application pursuant to this section, shall pay, upon submission, the applicable fees in section 118-7. No application shall be considered complete until all requested information has been submitted and all applicable fees paid.

(e)

Upon receipt of a completed application, the planning and zoning director shall transmit the application along with his analysis and recommendations regarding the proposed amendment to the planning board for review.

(Ord. No. 89-2665, § 14-1, eff. 10-1-89; Ord. No. 92-2820, eff. 10-31-92; Ord. No. 94-2947, eff. 10-15-94; Ord. No. 94-2959, eff. 12-17-94; Ord. No. 95-3004, eff. 8-5-95; Ord. No. 2015-3978, § 3, 12-9-15, eff. 4-1-16)