§ 25-2-242. INITIATION OF ZONING OR REZONING.

Zoning or rezoning of property may be initiated by the:

(1)

Council;

(2)

Land Use Commission;

(3)

Record owner;

(4)

Historic Landmark Commission, if the property is, or is proposed to be, designated as a historic landmark (H) combining district or a historic area (HD) combining district; or

(5)

For a proposed historic area (HD) combining district:

(a)

petition of:

(i)

the owners of at least 51 percent of the land, by land area, in the proposed district; or

(ii)

at least 51 percent of the owners of individual properties in the proposed district.

(b)

property owned by the City of Austin or other governmental entities shall be fully excluded from the area subject to petition of the owners, except such property may be included in support if it contains structures or features that contribute to the historic character of the district, as determined by the Historic Landmark Commission. The amount of such property to be calculated as supporting shall not exceed one-third of the 51% of the land in the proposed district.

Source: Section 13-1-400; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 010607-8; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 041202-16; Ord. 20060622-128; 20090806-068; Ord. 20091210-092; Ord. 20111215-091.