§ 22. Changes and amendments.

(a)

Changes and amendments. The city council may from time to time amend, supplement, or change by ordinance the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established.

(b)

Recommendations of the city planning and zoning commission. Before taking any action on any proposed amendment, supplement, or change, the city council shall submit the same to the city planning and zoning commission for its recommendation and report.

(c)

Public hearing. A public hearing shall be held by the city council before adopting any proposed supplement, amendment or change. This public hearing may be held jointly with any public hearing required to be held by the city planning and zoning commission (city planning and zoning commission) provided the city council (city council) of this city shall not take action until it has received the final report of the city planning and zoning commission. Notice of such hearing shall be given by publication three (3) times in the official publication of the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, stating the time and place of such hearing, which time shall not be earlier than fifteen (15) days from the first day of such publication.

(d)

Vote of three-fourths (¾) of the city council. Unless such proposed amendment, supplement or change has been approved by the city planning and zoning commission or if a protest against such amendment, supplement or change has been filed with the building inspector, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more, either of the area of the lots included in such proposed change, or those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending two hundred (200) feet therefrom, or of those directly opposite thereto extending two hundred (200) feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, such amendment, supplement or change shall not become effective except by a three-fourths (¾) vote of the city council.

(e)

Filing fee.

(1)

Any party owning an interest in any land within the city, acting in person or through an agency, may make application for a change of the zoning classification of such land, or any part thereof, by filing with the secretary of the planning department a written application for such change, together with a filing fee in the amount shown in paragraph (2) hereof, and a sketch showing the location and boundaries of such land with respect to the nearest street intersection, and such application shall be placed by the city secretary on the agenda for consideration by such commission at the first meeting to be held by such commission after notice of such agenda shall have been posted or published as required by law.

(2)

The filing fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the first application for a change of zoning classification of said land or any part thereof. This fee is not refundable for any reason. In the event the original party or any other party files a second application for a change of zoning classification on the identical land within twelve (12) months from the final action on the first application, then the filing fee shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) which fee is likewise nonrefundable for any reason. Should any party filing a third application for a change of the zoning classification on the identical land within said twelve-month period said fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and is likewise nonrefundable for any reason. For any subsequent application after such third application within said twelve-month period, the fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and shall also be nonrefundable for any reason.

(Ord. No. 06-13, § 2, 7-11-2006)