Sec. 18-541

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• Initiation of zoning amendment

  Any such amendment may be initiated by resolution of the board of supervisors, or by motion of the planning commission, or by petition of the owner, contract purchaser with the owner's written consent, or the owner's agent therefor, of the property which is the subject of the proposed zoning map amendment, addressed to the board of supervisors.

• Board of supervisors action deadline1 year

  The board of supervisors shall take action on a request for amendment within one (1) year of the date of filing; otherwise the amendment shall be deemed approved.

• Development plan conformity with proffered conditions

  Upon approval, any site plan, subdivision plat or development plan thereafter submitted for the development of the property in question shall be in substantial conformity with all proffered statements, plans, profiles, elevations or other demonstrative materials, and no development shall be approved by any county official in the absence of said substantial conformity.

• Planning commission report deadline90 days

  Failure of the commission to report ninety (90) days after the first meeting of the planning commission after the proposal has been referred to the planning commission shall be deemed approval.

• Limitations on proffered conditions

  Such conditions shall not include mandatory dedication of real or personal property for open space, parks, schools, fire departments or other public facilities not otherwise provided for in the subdivision ordinance; Such conditions shall not include payment for or construction of off-site improvements except those provided for in the subdivision ordinance; No condition shall be proffered that is not related to the physical development or physical operation of the property; and All such conditions shall be in conformity with the comprehensive plan.

• Proffered conditions must be in writing

  As a part of a petition for rezoning or amendment of the zoning district map the owner or owners of the property involved may, prior to a public hearing before the board of supervisors, voluntarily proffer in writing such reasonable conditions...

• Public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. notice requirements

  Notice of public hearings before the commission shall be given by publishing the time, place and nature of the hearing once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the county... The public hearing shall be held not less than six (6) nor more than twenty-one (21) days after final publication.

• One-year limitation on reconsideration1 year

  No application for a change in zoning which has been denied by the board of supervisors shall be reconsidered within one (1) year from the date of such denial...

• Written notice for rezoningRezoningChanging which district applies to a parcel — a legislative act, not an administrative one. of more than 25 but less than 500 parcels5 days

  When a proposed amendment of the zoning ordinance involves a change in the zoning map classification of more than twenty-five (25) but less than five hundred (500) parcels of land, then, in addition to the advertising as above required, written notice shall be given by the planning commission at least five (5) days before the hearing to the owner, owners, or their agent of each parcel of land involved.

• Written notice for rezoningRezoningChanging which district applies to a parcel — a legislative act, not an administrative one. of 25 or fewer parcels5 days

  When a proposed amendment involves a change in the zoning classification of twenty-five (25) or less parcels of land, then, in addition to the advertising as above required, written notice shall be given at least five (5) days before the hearing to the owner or owners, their agent or the occupant, of each parcel involved...