ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 901 GENERAL

Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, or good

zoning practices require, Village Council, may, by ordinance, after receipt

of recommendation thereon or motion from the Zoning Board, and subject

to procedures provided by law, amend, supplement, change or repeal the

regulation, restrictions, and boundaries of classification of property.

SECTION 902 INITIATION OF ZONING AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this Ordinance may be initiated in one of the following ways:

A. By adoption of a motion by the Zoning Board.

B. By adoption of a resolution by Village Council.

C. By the filing of an application by at least one owner or lessee of property

within the area proposed to be changed or affected by said amendment.

SECTION 903 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION

Applications for amendments to the Official Zoning Map adopted as part

of this Ordinance by Section 310 shall contain at least the following information:

A. Name, address, and phone number of applicant.

B. Proposed amending ordinance, approved as to form by the Village legal advisor.

C. Present use.

D. Present zoning district.

E. Proposed use.

F. Proposed zoning district.

G. A map showing property lines and owners, thoroughfares, existing and

proposed zoning.

H. A list of all property owners and their mailing addresses who are within,

contiguous to, or directly across the street from the parcel(s) proposed to

be rezoned and others that may have a substantial interest in the case,

except that addresses need not be included where more and 10 parcels are

to be rezoned.

I. A fee as established by Village Council, according to Section 1004.

Applications for amendments proposing to amend, supplement, change, or

repeal portions of this Ordinance other than the Official Zoning Map shall

include items A, B, and I.

SECTION 904 TRANSMITTAL TO ZONING BOARD

Immediately after the adoption of a resolution by the Village Council or

the filing of an application by at least one owner or lessee of property, said

resolution or application shall be transmitted to the Zoning Board.

SECTION 905 RECOMMENDATION BY ZONING BOARD

Within 60 days from the receipt of the proposed amendment, the Zoning

Board shall transmit its recommendation to the Village Council. The

Zoning Board may recommend that the amendment be approved as

submitted, or it may recommend a modification of the amendment, or it

may recommend that the amendment be denied.

SECTION 906 PUBLIC HEARING BY VILLAGE COUNCIL

Upon receipt of a motion by the Zoning Board for amendment of

the Zoning Ordinance, or upon receipt of the recommendation of the

Zoning Board with regard to an application for a zoning amendment or

resolution of Council for a zoning amendment, Council shall schedule a

public hearing on the proposed change with notice as required by

Section 713.12 of the Ohio Revised Code. A copy of the text and

maps or plans of the proposed amendment shall be available for public

inspection prior to the hearing as set forth in Section 713.12 of the

Ohio Revised Code.

At the hearing, Council shall either adopt, adopt with modification, or

deny the proposed amendment in accordance with R.C. Section 713.12.