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ARTICLE XV AMENDMENT PROCEDURE

15.1 VILLAGE COUNCIL MAY AMEND

The regulations and provisions of this Ordinance and the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the Zoning Districts Map of the Village of Beulah, may be amended, supplemented, or changed by the Village Council in accordance with the State of Michigan Act 207 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended.

15.2 INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS.

Proposals for amendments, supplements or changes may be initiated by the Village Council on its own motion or by petition of one or more owners of property to be affected by the proposed amendment.

15.3 AMENDMENT PROCEDURES.

A. Petition. Each petition by one or more owners for an amendment shall be

submitted by application to the Zoning Administrator on a form provided by the Village. A fee as established by the Village Council shall be paid at the time the application is submitted to cover the cost of administration and publication.

B. Public Hearing. Prior to any action on the application, the Village Council shall conduct at least one public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall first be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village not less than 15 days prior to the public hearing. Mailed notice stating the time and place of the public hearing shall be given to all owners of property within 300 feet of the property in question, to each public utility company and to each railroad company operating within the districts affected by the rezoning at least 15 days prior to the public hearing. The notices shall include the places and times at which the proposed text and map changes may be examined prior to the hearing.

C. Village Council Action. At any regular or special meeting following the public hearing, including the meeting at which the public hearing is held, the Village Council may ordain and enact into law the proposed amendment to the Beulah Zoning Ordinance. A majority vote of the total Council shall be required to approve a proposed ordinance amendment.

D. Protest Petition. Upon presentation of a protest petition by the owners of at least 20% of the land area included in the protested change, or by the owners of at least 20% of the area of land included within an area extending outward 100 feet from any point on the boundary of the land included in the proposed amendment, but excluding public land, the amendment shall be passed by no less than a 2/3 vote of the Village Council.

E. Resubmittal. No application for essentially the same rezoning which

has been denied by the Village Council shall be resubmitted for a period of one year from the date of the last denial, except on grounds of newly discovered evidence, or proof of changed conditions as determined by the Village Council or when the Village Attorney, by written opinion, states that in the attorney's professional opinion, the decision made by the Village Council or the procedure used in the matter was clearly erroneous.

F. Effective Date. The ordinance amendment shall not be final until one notice of adoption shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village within 15 days following adoption of the amendment.