ARTICLE 11  -  AMENDMENTS

 

SECTION 1101   AUTHORITY:      The County Board of Commissioners may form time to time amend, supplement, modify the zoning district boundaries or repeal the regulations contained in this Resolution, provided no such amendment, supplement,  modification, change of boundaries or repeal shall become effective until such proposed modification shall have been submitted to the Planning Commission for recommendation and report and after public notice has been provided and public hearing have been held by both the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners.  A proposal for modification or repeal may be initiated by the Planning Commission, the Board of Commissioners or upon application of any owner of property under the jurisdiction of this Resolution.  A filing fee, as established by the County Board of Commissioners shall be paid for each application to modify this Resolution prior to action on such application by the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners, provided that such fee shall be waived where the proposed modifications is initiated by the Planning Commission or the Board of Commissioners.

 

SECTION 1102  PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS:  Prior to consideration of amending,

supplementing, changing, modifying or repealing of all or part of this Resolution, notice of public hearings by the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners shall each be provided as follows:

 

1102.01 Such notice shall be published in the legal newspaper of general circulation in the

County one (1) time at least ten (10) calendar days prior to such public hearing and such notice shall fix the date, time,  place and subject of the public hearing.  In addition, a copy of such notice shall also be given to the Chairperson of any municipal, county or any joint planning commission, having jurisdiction over land within three (3) miles of the property effected by the petition. In the absence of a planning commission, such notice shall be given to the clerks of units of local governments having jurisdiction over land within three (3) miles of the property affected by such action. Any party may appear in person or be represented by an agent or attorney at the public hearing and be heard.

 

1102.02  If such proposed modification is not a general revision of an existing provision of this

Resolution and will affect only a specific property, the public notice shall include the general location and a legal description of such specific property and, in addition, notice of the public hearing(s) shall be mailed by first class mail to the applicant and the owners of record of real estate that is located adjacent to or immediately across a road from the property affected by such modification at least ten (10) calendar days prior to such public hearings.

 

1102.03  The provisions of this Section regarding notification by first class mail shall not apply to:

 

1.       A proposed modification of this Resolution where such modification will apply throughout the County or throughout an existing zoning district;

 

2.       Additional or different types of zoning districts are proposed, whether or not such

additional or different zoning districts are made applicable to areas or parts of areas already within a zoning district of the County;

 

3.       In these instances only the publication of public notice in the newspaper, and notice to other planning commissions having jurisdiction over lands within three (3) miles of lands which will be effected by such modification and notification of local units of government, as set forth in Section 1102 above, shall be required.

 

 

 

SECTION 1103   AMENDMENT CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION

               

1103.01 Planning Commission:  The procedure for the consideration and adoption of any proposed

amendment to this Resolution shall be in like manner as that required for consideration and 

adoption of this Resolution.  For action on amendments to the text of this Resolution or the

zoning district boundaries indicated on the Official Zoning Map, a quorum of the Planning

Commission must be present at the required public hearing to approve or disapprove a proposed 

amendment action on any proposed amendment shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of

all members of the Commission.  The Commission’s action on any proposed amendment shall

constitute a recommendation of approval or disapproval to the Board of Commissioners.

 

1103.02 Board of Commissioners:  After public notice and public hearing as described above, may act to

agree or disagree with said Planning Commission recommendation and shall act to approve or 

disapprove said amendment.  Passage of a motion to adopt a resolution approving an amendment

or passage of motion to disapprove an amendment, regardless of the recommendation of the

Planning Commission shall require a simple majority vote of the Board of Commissioners,

except for the provisions set forth in Section 1105 of this Resolution.

 

SECTION 1104   AMENDING OFFICIAL ZONING MAP:  Should any amendment adopted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners serve to modify the location of zoning district boundaries as set forth on the Red Willow County Official Zoning Map, the Board of Commissioners shall cause the Official Zoning Map to immediately be modified to reflect the adopted amendment and such change shall be witnessed by the signature of the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners.  Adoption of any resolution to amend the Official Zoning Map shall become effective only after such amendment is reflected on such Official Zoning Map and such change has been witnessed by the signature of the Chairperson of the County Board of Commissioners and attested to by the County Clerk.

 

SECTION 1105   PROTESTS:  Regardless of whether or not the Planning Commission approves or disapproves a proposed amendment, if a protest against any amendment, signed by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the area of lots included in such proposed change, or of those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending one hundred (100) feet therefrom, or of those directly opposite thereto extending one hundred (100) feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, is filed, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds majority of the County Board of Commissioners.