The city council may amend this chapter in accordance with the provisions of the subsections below. Amendments may be proposed by the city council, the street graphics advisory committee, the administrator, the zoning board of appeals, the plan commission or any party in interest.

    A.    Filing. Every proposal to amend this chapter shall be filed with the administrator on a prescribed form. The administrator shall promptly transmit said proposal, together with any comments or recommendations he or she may wish to make, to the street graphics advisory committee for a public hearing.

    Fees to be paid to the city clerk for processing of an application to amend the street graphics control ordinance shall be as set by city ordinance from time to time.

    B.    Public Hearing--Notice. The street graphics advisory committee shall hold a public hearing on every amendment proposal within sixty (60) days after the proposal has been submitted to them. At the hearing, any interested party may appear and testify, either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney. Notice indicating the time, date and place of the hearing, and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be given not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing by:

    1.    First class mail to all parties the committee finds would be directly affected by the proposed amendment; and

    2.    Publication of a notice of hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.

    C.    Advisory Report--Action by City Council. Within ten days after the public hearing, the street graphics advisory committee shall submit their advisory report to the city council. If the street graphics advisory committee fails to submit its report to the city council within ten days of the public hearing or seventy (70) days after receipt of the amendment proposal, it shall be deemed that the committee has recommended in favor of the adoption of the amendment. The city council shall have sixty (60) days after the public hearing or ninety (90) days after the application for the amendment was filed with the administrator, whichever is more, to rule upon the proposed amendment. If the city council fails to rule upon the proposed amendment within the time aforesaid, it shall be deemed that the city council has approved the amendment. Without further public hearing, the city council may, by simple majority vote of a quorum of all members of the city council then holding office, pass the amendment as proposed, modify or amend it in any way and pass it as modified or amended, reject the amendment or refer the amendment application back to the street graphics advisory committee for further consideration and recommendation. If the city council refers the proposed amendment back to the street graphics advisory committee for further consideration, the committee shall have thirty (30) days to file its written recommendations with the city clerk and the city council shall have thirty (30) daysthereafter to take final action on the amendment. (Amended during 1997 codification; Ord. 892 § 6-4, 1991)