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SECTION 609. ENACTMENT OF ZONING
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS .
(a) For the preparation
of amendments to zoning ordinances, the procedure set forth in Section 607 for
the preparation of a proposed zoning ordinance shall be optional.
(b)
(1)
Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the governing body
shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. In addition, if the proposed
amendment involves a zoning map change, notice of said public hearing shall be
conspicuously posted by the municipality at points deemed sufficient by the
municipality along the tract to notify potentially interest citizens. The affected tract or area shall be
posted at least one week prior to the date of the hearing.
(2)
(i)
In addition to the requirement that notice be posted under clause (1),
where the proposed amendment hearing involves a zoning map change, notice of the
public hearing shall be mailed by the municipality at least thirty days prior to
the date of the hearing by first class mail to the addressees to which real
estate tax bills are sent for all real property located within the area being
rezoned, as evidenced by tax records within the possession of the municipality. The notice shall include the
location, date and time of the public hearing.
Good faith effort and substantial compliance shall satisfy the
requirement of this subsection.
(ii)
This clause shall not apply when the rezoning constitutes a comprehensive
rezoning.
(c)
In the case of an amendment other than that prepared by the planning
agency, the governing body shall submit each such amendment to the planning
agency at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such proposed amendment to
provide the planning agency an opportunity to submit recommendations.
(d)
If, after any public hearing held upon an amendment, the proposed
amendment is changed substantially, or is revised, to include land previously
not affected by it, the governing body shall hold another public hearing,
pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment.
(e)
If a county planning agency shall have been created for the county in
which the municipality proposing the amendment is located, then at least 30 days
prior to the public hearing on the amendment by the local governing body, the
municipality shall submit the proposed amendment to the county planning agency
for recommendation.
(f)
The municipality may offer a mediation option as an aid in completing
proceedings authorized by this section.
In exercising such an option, the municipality and mediating parties
shall meet the stipulations and follow procedures set forth in Article IX.
(g)
Within 30 days after enactment, a copy of the amendment to the zoning
ordinance shall be forwarded to the county planning agency or, in counties where
no planning agency exists, to the governing body of the county in which the
municipality is located.
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