§ 40-23. Changes and amendments to the zoning ordinance

(a) General authority. The city council may from time to time, by ordinance, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the boundaries of the various zoning districts and the regulations herein established. Before taking any such action, the city council shall submit the same to the planning and zoning commission for its recommendations and report.

(b) Procedure before the planning and zoning commission.

(1) No action to amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the zoning ordinance shall be final until there has been a public zoning hearing thereon with public notice or such hearing as required by the Texas Local Government Code.

(2) The planning and zoning commission shall hold a public hearing and review in accordance with the procedures outlined in the current edition of the Texas Local Government Code in that particular chapter regarding "Regulations of land use, structures, businesses and related activities."

(c) Procedure before the city council. The city council shall also follow the guidelines stated in the Texas Local Government Code when considering a change in the zoning ordinance.

(d) Fees for requesting a change in zoning. An applicant requesting an amendment, supplement, change or modification of this chapter, or requesting a hearing before the board of adjustment, which required the sending of notices, shall pay a fee for the filing, processing and legal notification of adjacent property owners as prescribed in ordinance No. 248.

(Ord. No. 409, § XXII, 8-24-2004)