Revised December 8, 2020
7.090. Amendments to the ordinance. A fee of two hundred fifty (250) dollars payable to the City of
Lewisburg shall be charged to cover partial review and processing of each application for an amendment,
except that the fee shall be waived for a governmental agency.
An application by an individual for an amendment shall be accompanied by maps, drawings, and data
necessary to demonstrate that the proposed amendment is in general conformance with the general plan of
the area and that public necessity, convenience, and general welfare, require the adoption of the proposed
amendment. An accurate legal description and scale drawing of the land and existing buildings shall be
submitted with application no later than ten (10) working days prior to the next scheduled planning
commission meeting.
The planning commission shall review and make recommendations to the mayor and city council on all
proposed amendments to this ordinance.
The planning commission in its review and recommendation and the mayor and city council in its
deliberations shall make specific findings with regard to the following grounds for an amendment and shall
note the same in the official record as follows:
A. The amendment is in agreement with the general plan for the area;
B. It has been determined that the legal purposes for which zoning exists are not contravened;
C. It has been determined that there will not be adverse effect upon adjoining property owners
unless such adverse effect can be justified by the overwhelming public good or welfare;
D. It has been determined that no one property owner or small group of property owners will
benefit materially from the change to the detriment of the general public.
No amendment to this ordinance shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by or shall have
first been submitted to the Lewisburg Municipal Planning Commission for review and recommendation. The
Planning Commission shall have thirty (30) days following the planning commission meeting wherein such
amendment is entertained within which to submit its report. If the Planning Commission disapproves the
amendment within thirty (30) days, it shall require the favorable vote of a majority of the entire membership
of the City Council to become effective. If the Planning Commission fails to submit a report within the thirty
(30) day period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed amendment.
No change or departure from the text or maps as certified by the Planning Commission shall be made, unless
such change or departure be first submitted to the Planning Commission and approved by it, or, if
disapproved, receive the favorable vote of a majority of the entire membership of the City Council.
Before enacting an amendment to this ordinance, the City Council shall hold a public hearing thereon, after
giving adequate public notice.