§ 32.02. ACTION OF CITY COUNCIL.

A. Upon receipt of the recommendations and report from the Planning Commission, the city may adopt the ordinance and maps with or without amendments or may refer the ordinance and maps back to the Planning Commission for further study and a supplemental report before taking final action on the proposed amendment.

B. An amendment to this zoning ordinance may be passed only by an affirmative vote of at least five members of the City Council if a protest against the proposed amendment is presented to the City Council at or before the time for final action on the amendment. The protest shall be duly signed by:

1. The owners of at least 20% of the area of land included in the proposed change, excluding publicly owned land; or

2. The owners of at least 20% of the area of land included within an area extending outward 100 feet from any point on the boundary of the land included in the proposed change, excluding publicly owned land.

C. Following adoption of an amendment to this ordinance by the City Council, notice of adoption shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. The notice shall include the following information:

1. Either a summary of the regulatory effect of the amendment, including the geographic area affected or the text of the amendment;

2. This ordinance shall be effective upon the expiration of seven days after publication of a notice of adoption;

3. The place and time where a copy of the ordinance may be purchased or inspected.

(Ord. No. 278-NN, § 32, 1-6-09)