<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-162. - Amendments.</div>
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               This article may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or
               repealed by the Wayne County Board of Commissioners according to the following procedure:
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               The board of county commissioners on its own motion or by petition may amend, supplement,
               change, or repeal the regulations established by this article. Any such amendment
               will be adopted only after public notice and public hearing as required by general
               law.
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Petition for amendment.</span> Petitions for an amendment to this article must be filed in the office of the planning
                  department. An official application form shall be obtained and returned to the planning
                  department no later than four weeks prior to the date of the planning board meeting
                  for which the petition is slated. The filing fee shall be in accordance with the planning
                  department fee schedule and must accompany the application form.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Withdrawal/suspension of petitions.</span> Petition for amendment to this article may be withdrawn or suspended by the petitioner
                  at any time up to and including ten days prior to the hearing date. After that time,
                  requests to withdraw or suspend a petition must be filed with the clerk to the board
                  of county commissioners and, on the day of the hearing, the commissioners will decide
                  if the withdrawal/suspension will be allowed.
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                  a.
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                  If the request for a suspension is granted, the petitioner shall incur all costs associated
                  with the readvertisement of the public hearing. If a petition is withdrawn, any reapplication
                  shall be treated as a new petition and all required fees shall be paid.
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                  b.
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                  The petitioner will not be allowed to amend or change the petition after the board
                  of county commissioners authorizes a public hearing to hear the request.
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                  <span class="ital">Public hearing.</span> No amendment of the article may be adopted until after a public hearing has been
                  held on the petition.
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                  a.
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                  The total amount of time allowed for the supporters or the opponents of a petition
                  to provide verbal comments shall be determined at public hearing. At the hearing,
                  the presiding officer of the hearing will decide whether to grant all or part of any
                  request for additional time.
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                  b.
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                  In cases involving a controversial matter and a large number of persons wishing to
                  speak at the public hearing in favor of or against a request, the planning department
                  reserves the right to require those persons to sign up in advance of the public hearing
                  in order to facilitate and organize the speakers. Persons who do not register to speak
                  in advance shall be allowed that right at the public hearing. If such a requirement
                  for pre-registration is necessary, the advertised public hearing notice shall clearly
                  indicate this requirement.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Recommendation of the planning board.</span> No proposal to amend this article will be approved unless it is first submitted to
                  the planning board for its recommendations. The planning board must take action on
                  the amendment within 45 days after the petition has been referred to the planning
                  board. If the planning board does not render a decision within that period, the petition
                  will be considered the same as a favorable recommendation. If the planning board tables
                  the amendment for any length of time, that shall be considered to be taking favorable
                  action on the amendment.
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                  (5)
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                  <span class="ital">Effect of denial by county commissioners.</span> A petition for amendment to the ordinance that has been denied in whole or in part
                  may not be resubmitted within six months of the date of action on the original request.
                  However, the board of county commissioners may choose to allow a reapplication if,
                  after a report from the planning board, it determines that there have been substantial
                  changes in conditions or circumstances which may relate to the request.
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               (Ord. of 9-4-2012(Att. A), Â§ 12)
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