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2 70. 019 ~IF.I~MI!NTS ] 70. 019A ]kxlI~D/,It-TNTS The city council may amend this chapter as proposed by a member of the city counci], by the planning commission, or by a petition of a person residing or owning property within tbe City of Ramsey, in accordance with the following provisions: ] 70. 019B PROCEDURE 1. Petitions for amendment shall be filed with the planning commission and the petitioner, upon such filing, shall pay an advertis- ing deposit and a filing fee in accordance with a schedule annually affixed by resolution. The planning commission shall review the pro- posed amendment and report its findings and recommendations in writing to the city council and to the petitioner. The proposed amendment shal'l be introduced before the city council only if a member .of the city council elects to do so. If an amendment proposed by petition is not introduced, the advertising depsoit shall be refunded to the petitioner; otherwise such deposit shall be paid to the city. 2. Any proposed amendment introduced by a member of the city counci] without written findings and recommendations from the planning commission shall be referred to the planning commission for review at ].east thirty (30) days prior to public hearing by the council. The city council may not act upon the proposed amendment until sixty (60) days have elapsed from the date oX. reference of the amendment ~report from the planning commission. '~.~,z4'~ ~4,~,~/~ 3. Before voting on the enactment of an amendment, the ~nc-i-~ shall hold a public hearing thereon, pursuant to public notice. It shall be the responsibility of the zoning officer to have notice of the time, place, and purpose of the public hearing published in the official city newspaper ten (10) days prior to the hearing. Also, when an amendment involves changes in district boundaries affect- ing an area of five (5) acres or less, a written notice of the bearing stating its time, place, and purpose shall be mailed by the zoning officer at least ten (10) days before the day of the bearing to each owner of affected property and property situated wholly or partly with- in thr~e bundred fifty (350)feet of the property to which the amend- ment relates. For the purpose of giving mailed notice, the zoning officer may use any appropriate records to determine the names and addresses ol owners. A copy of the notice and a list of the owners and addresses to which the notice was sent shalJ be attested to by the zoning officer and shall be made a part ok the records ut the proceedings. The failure to give mailed notice to individual property owners, or dejects in the notice, shall not invalidate the proceedings, provided a bona fide attempt to comply with this section has been made. 4. If, after any public hearing held upon an amendment~ the proposed amendment is revised or further revised to include land previously not affected by it, the city council shall hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before proceeding to vote on the amendment. 5. The city council shall act upon the request within forty-five (45) days after the last public hearing has been held. 6. A four-fifths (4/5) affirmative vote of the city council shall be required for passage of any amendment to this chapter.