Boston Township

Application for amendments proposing to change, supplement, amend, or repeal any portion(s) of this Resolution, other than the Official Zoning Map, shall include ten (10) copies of the following: a. The name, address, and phone number of the applicant b. The proposed amending resolution c. A statement of the reason(s) for the proposed amendment d. Application form 1003.01 Referral to County Planning Commission Within five (5) days after initiation of a zoning amendment, the Township Zoning Clerk shall transmit a copy of the amendment to the county planning commission. The planning commission shall recommend the approval or denial of the proposed amendment, or the approval of some modification thereof, and shall submit the recommendation to the Zoning Commission. This recommendation shall be considered at the public hearing held by the Zoning Commission on the proposed amendment. 1003.02 Referral to Ohio Department of Transportation The Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation shall be notified concerning proposed zoning amendments affecting any land within three hundred (300) feet of the centerline of a certified (journalized) new highway or highway improvement or within five hundred (500) feet from the intersection of an existing public road with said centerline, according to required state procedures. 1003.03 Public Hearing by Zoning Commission Upon the initiation of an amendment to the Zoning Resolution, the Zoning Commission shall set a date for a public hearing. The hearing shall be held more than twenty (20) but not less than forty (40) days from the date of the initiation of the amendment. 1003.04 Notice Notice of the Zoning Commission public hearing shall be given as follows: a. Newspaper. Notice shall be given by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the Township at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing. The notice shall state the time and place of the public hearing, the nature of the proposed amendment of supplement, and a statement that after the conclusion of the hearing the matter will be referred for further determination to the Township Trustees. b. Property Owners. If the proposed amendment or supplement intends to rezone or redistrict ten (10) or fewer parcels of land, as listed on the tax duplicate, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Township Zoning Clerk by first class mail, at least twenty (20) days before the date of the public hearing, to all owners of property within, contiguous to, and directly across the road from the area proposed to be rezoned. The notice shall include the same information required above for newspaper notice. 1003.05 Action of the Zoning Commission The Zoning Commission shall, within thirty (30) days after the hearing, recommend the approval, denial, or the approval of some modification of the proposed amendment. The Zoning Commission shall submit its recommendation and the application, together with the recommendation, if any, of the county or regional planning commission, to the Township Trustees. 1003.06 Public Hearing and Notice by Township Trustees The Township Trustees shall, upon receipt of the recommendation, set a time for a public hearing on the proposed amendment or supplement. The hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Zoning Commission recommendation. Notice of the public hearing shall be given by the Trustees by one publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the Township, at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing. The published notice shall set forth the time and place of the public hearing and a summary of the proposed amendment. 1003.07 Action of the Township Trustees Within twenty (20) days after the public hearing, the Trustees shall either adopt or deny the recommendations of the Zoning Commission, or adopt some modification thereof. In the event the Trustees deny or modify the recommendation of the Zoning Commission, the unanimous vote of the Trustees shall be required. Amendments adopted by the Township Trustees shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of such adoption unless within that period a referendum petition is presented to the Trustees.