North Dakota Code 40-47-05 – Amendments to or repeals of zoning regulations – Protest – Required vote for passage
Regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed from time to time. If a protest against a change, supplement, modification, amendment, or repeal is signed by the owners of twenty percent or more:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 40-47-05
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
1. Of the area of the lots included in such proposed change; or
2. Of the area adjacent, extending one hundred fifty feet [45.72 meters] from the area to be changed, excluding the width of streets, the amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of all the members of the governing body of the city. The provisions of section 40-47-04 relating to public hearings, official notice, and publication of regulations, restrictions, and boundaries shall apply equally to all changes or amendments provided in this section; provided, that protests in writing must be filed with the city auditor prior to the time set for the hearing.