Ordinances-2001-246

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2001-246 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1996-204 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, REGARDING NOTIFICATION OF REZONING TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR REZONING BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Ordinance No. 1996-204, of the Municipal Code of Tiffin, Iowa, so as to require the mail notification of owners of property that are within 200 feet of property proposed for rezoning and to require the posting of such notice upon the property to be rezoned. Section 2. Amendment. City of Tiffin Ordinance No. 1996-204, Section 5.19A Procedure is hereby deleted and the following language inserted in lieu thereof. A. PROCEDURE: The regulations imposed and the districts created by this Chapter may be amended from time to time by the City Council, but no such amendments shall be made without public hearing before the City Council and after a report upon the amendment from the Planning and Zoning Commission. If the Planning and Zoning Commission makes no report within thirty (30) days from the date of passage of the Council's motion referring the matter to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council may proceed with a public hearing without such report or recommendation. At least seven (7) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given according to the requirements for public hearings in the Iowa Code for cities the size of Tiffin. Further, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Planning and Zoning Administrator, at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing, to all property owners within a radius of 200 feet from the property involved in the proceedings. For purposes of notification, ownership of the adjacent properties will be verified with official records of Johnson County. Any related costs for rezoning applications that are incurred for the newspaper publication of the public hearing, mailings, and a posting sign shall be reimbursed by the rezoning applicant(s) to the City after receiving a bill for the same from the City Clerk. These costs shall be in addition to any rezoning application fee set by resolution of the City Council. The posting sign must be immediately displayed by the applicant on the property proposed for rezoning so that it is easily visible from any roadway adjacent to the property.