§ 32-3-513. AMENDMENTS TO A PETITION.

(a)

In general.

(1)

A zoning reclassification petition, including any documentation relating to the proposed use of the property, may be amended only during a required public hearing proceeding on the petition.

(2)

When a proposed amendment to a petition is introduced, the Board of Appeals shall:

(i)

Immediately suspend the hearing proceedings; and

(ii)

Within 2 business days, transmit a copy of the amendment to the Director of Planning.

(b)

Amendments to out-of-cycle petitions. In any case where a petition has been exempted under § 32-3-509 of this subtitle, the Director of Planning shall:

(1)

Promptly refer the amendment to any agency that the director considers appropriate, together with a request that the agency provide the Director with comments on the amendment; and

(2)

Transmit to the Board of Appeals a report on the amendment within 45 days after the amendment has been transmitted to the Director of Planning.

(c)

Petition not exempt from cyclical procedures.

(1)

In all other cases, the Director of Planning shall:

(i)

Promptly transmit copies of the amendment to:

1.

The Planning Board;

2.

The Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections; and

3.

Upon reviewing the petition files, any other agency that the Director considers to have an interest in the petition; and

(ii)

Request that the agency provide the Director with comments on the amendment for distribution to the Planning Board, by a time specified by the Director.

(2)

Within 45 days after the copy of the amendment has been transmitted to the Director of Planning, the Planning Board shall adopt and transmit to the Board of Appeals a report on the amendment.

(d)

Documentation submitted by petitioner. If the petitioner submits documentation that relates to the proposed use of the property after the first public newspaper advertisement of the filing of the petition as required in Period I, the Board of Appeals shall:

(1)

Consider the documentation an amendment to the petition, whether or not documentation of that nature was included within the original petition; and

(2)

Require the documentation to be subject to this section.

(1988 Code, § 2-356) (Bill No. 103-02, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 122-10, §§ 12, 30, 1-16-2011)