Text: HSB00194 Text: HSB00196 Text: HSB00100 - HSB00199 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 414.23A EXTENDED ZONING
1 2 JURISDICTION – REFERENDUM.
1 3 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by ten percent of the
1 4 registered voters of a city and unincorporated area of the
1 5 county affected by a proposed city zoning ordinance or
1 6 regulation or an amendment to a city zoning ordinance or
1 7 regulation, the city council shall submit the proposed zoning
1 8 ordinance or regulation or amendment to a zoning ordinance or
1 9 regulation affecting an unincorporated area of the county to
1 10 the electorate of the city and the affected unincorporated
1 11 area of the county at a general election or a special
1 12 election. The petition must be filed with the city clerk
1 13 within thirty days after a proposed zoning ordinance or
1 14 regulation or an amendment to a zoning ordinance or regulation
1 15 is adopted by the city council. An election must be called by
1 16 the city council only if a proposed city zoning ordinance or
1 17 regulation or an amendment to a city zoning ordinance or
1 18 regulation affects an unincorporated area pursuant to section
1 19 414.23. The notice of election shall be published as provided
1 20 in section 362.3.
1 21 2. The ballot for the election shall be prepared in
1 22 substantially the form for submitting special questions or
1 23 proposals at general elections. If a majority of the
1 24 registered voters in the city and the unincorporated area
1 25 affected by a zoning proposal voting on the proposal approve
1 26 the proposal, the zoning proposal shall take effect as
1 27 provided by the city council. Otherwise the proposal is void.
1 28 EXPLANATION
1 29 This bill provides that, upon receipt of a petition signed
1 30 by 10 percent of the registered voters of a city and
1 31 unincorporated area of the county affected by a proposed city
1 32 zoning ordinance or regulation or an amendment to a city
1 33 zoning ordinance or regulation, the city council shall submit
1 34 the proposed zoning ordinance or regulation or amendment to a
1 35 zoning ordinance or regulation affecting an unincorporated
2 1 area of the county to the electorate of the city and the
2 2 affected unincorporated area at a general election or a
2 3 special election. An election must be called only if a
2 4 proposed city zoning ordinance or regulation or an amendment
2 5 to a city zoning ordinance or regulation affects an
2 6 unincorporated area pursuant to Code section 414.23. The
2 7 petition must be filed with the city clerk within 30 days
2 8 after a proposed zoning ordinance or regulation or an
2 9 amendment to a zoning ordinance or regulation is adopted by
2 10 the city council. The notice of election shall be published
2 11 as provided in Code section 362.3. If the zoning proposal is
2 12 approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposal,
2 13 the zoning proposal takes effect as provided by the city
2 14 council. Otherwise the proposal is void.
2 15 LSB 2434HC 79
2 16 tj/pj/5
Text: HSB00194 Text: HSB00196 Text: HSB00100 - HSB00199 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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