Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS they may be better prepared for the meeting when the formal application is taken under consideration. Review of the pre-application information submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission does not create any binding agreement for a particular recommendation to the Council. The process for application review is set forth below. A. Amendment Presented. A properly completed and signed application for an amendment, including 20 copies of the application and its supporting documents, and the fee as set by resolution of the Council is filed with the Clerk. B. Planning and Zoning Commission’s Initial Review. The Clerk shall deliver the official application immediately to the Planning and Zoning Commission, Council, Mayor, City Engineer, City Attorney, and other City officials. The application will be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission; provided however, the “complete” application and fee have been received at least 14 days prior to the next regularly scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. An applicant may request a special meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider the application. The applicant shall be responsible for any costs related to the call of a special meeting. C. Planning and Zoning Commission Review. The Planning and Zoning Commission may review the application at no more than two regular meetings before it submits a report to the Council recommending approval or disapproval. D. Date of Public Hearing and Publication of Notice to the Public. At the time of their first regularly scheduled meeting following the submission of a request for a change to the text of this Zoning Code, the Council shall establish a public hearing. In no case can the hearing be earlier than the next regularly scheduled Council meeting following publication of the notice. The notice of the time and place of the public hearing before the Council must be given according to the requirements for public hearings in the Code of Iowa. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least seven days prior to the public hearing date but not more than 20 days prior to the public hearing date. Further, the Clerk shall send by regular mail, a written notice of the hearing at least seven days before the hearing to all property owners within a radius of 200 feet from the property involved in the rezoning. E. City Council Public Hearing and Vote. The Council shall convene the public hearing on the amendment and receive any comments from the public at that time. The Council may act on the amendment at the meeting immediately following the public hearing or at the following regularly scheduled Council meeting, or at a special meeting if requested by the applicant. The applicant shall be responsible for any costs related to the call of a special meeting. In the event that one or more of the following events should occur, the amendment shall not be passed except by the favorable vote of at least three- fourths of all members of the Council: (1) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends disapproval of the amendment. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1507 -