A. Any person or corporation having a proprietary interest in any property may petition the City Council for a change or amendment to the provisions of this chapter affecting such property. An application for the same type of amendment shall not be received on the same property more often than once in each twelve-month period unless the Planning and Zoning Commission shall determine that a change of conditions justifies a new hearing prior to expiration of the twelve-month period. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, on its own motion or on request from the City Council, institute study and proposal for changes and amendments in the public interest.
B. Procedure:
(1) The City Council may, from time to time, amend, supplement or change by ordinance the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established as provided by the Statutes of the State of Texas.
(2) Before taking action on any proposed amendment, supplement or change, the governing body shall submit the same to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its recommendation and report.
(3) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing on any application for any amendment or change prior to making its recommendation and report to the City Council. Written notice of all public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission on a proposed amendment or change shall be sent to all owners of real property lying within 200 feet of the property on which the change is requested. Such notice shall be given not less than 10 days before the date set for hearing by posting such notice properly addressed and postage paid to each taxpayer as the ownership appears on the last approved county tax roll. When any such amendment relates to a change of a zoning regulation or to the text of this chapter not affecting specific property, notice of the public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
(4) A public hearing shall be held by the governing body before adopting any proposed amendment, supplement or change. Notice of such hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, stating the time and place of such hearing, which time shall not be earlier than 15 days from the date of publication.
(5) Unless a proposed amendment, supplement or change has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, or if a protest against such proposed amendment, supplement or change has been filed with the City Secretary, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more, either of the area of the lots included in such a proposed change or those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending 200 feet therefrom or of those directly opposite thereto extending 200 feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, such amendments shall not become effective except by a two-thirds vote of the City Council.
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