Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 12 Review ProceduresSection 12.03 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendmentsthe postponement is responsible for paying the cost of re-notification, and paymentof re-notification costs must be made before the item is placed on the agenda.12.02.07 Burden of Proof or PersuasionIn all cases, the burden is on the applicant to show that an application complieswith applicable review or approval criteria.12.02.08 Certificates of Land Use RestrictionsCertificates of land use restriction, when required in accordance with the provisionsof this article, must be filed in the office of the County Clerk by the PlanningCommission, City Commission, and/or Board of Adjustment, whichever decisionmakingbody imposes the land use restriction, pursuant to KRS 100.3681 through100.3684. The decision-making body that imposes the restriction is authorized tocollect a fee from the applicant to cover the costs of recordation and the costs ofcompleting and filing the certificate.Section 12.03Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments12.03.01 InitiationThe Planning Commission and City Commission areauthorized to initiate amendments to the text of thiszoning ordinance.12.03.02 Public Hearing NoticePublished public hearing notices must be inaccordance with Sec. 12.02.05. The ordinance bywhich the text amendment is adopted may bepublished by stating the title and general descriptionof the regulations and referring to the place withinthe city where a copy of the complete ordinance maybe examined without charge.Zoning OrdinanceText AmendmentsInitiationInitiationPublicPublicHearingHearingNoticeNotice(Published)(Published)PlanningPlanningCommissionCommissionHearingHearing(Recommendation)(Recommendation)variesmax60days12.03.03 Planning CommissionHearing/ActionCityCityA. The Planning Commission must hold at CommissionCommissionleast one public hearing on all proposedDecisionDecisiontext amendments.B. Following the Planning Commission’spublic hearing, the Planning Commission must make arecommendation, by simple majority vote, as to the text of theamendment and whether the amendment is approved or disapprovedand must state the reasons for its recommendation. The PlanningCommission action must be based on the review and approval criteriaof Sec. 12.03.05.C. When text amendments have been initiated by the City Commission,the Planning Commission must take action on the proposedamendments within 60 days of receipt of the proposed amendment.Covington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 12-3