(a) Any amendment to this chapter may be proposed by:
(1) The city council.
(2) The planning and zoning board.
(3) Any department or agency of the city.
(4) Any person or entities.
(b) All proposed amendments shall be submitted to the planning and zoning board (in its capacity as both the planning and zoning board and the local planning agency) for study and recommendation. The planning and zoning board shall study such proposals to determine:
(1) The need and justification for change.
(2) The relationship of the proposed amendment to the purpose of the city's plan for development, with appropriate consideration as to whether the proposed change will further the purposes of this chapter and the plan.
(c) The planning and zoning board shall submit the request for change or amendment to the city council with written reasons for its recommendation.
(d) The procedure for the adoption of any ordinance amending this chapter shall be in conformance with the notice and meeting requirements as codified in section 166.041, Florida Statutes, as amended, and provided further that the procedures for zoning classification changes and comprehensive plan amendments shall be in conformance with the requirements of chapters 163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
(e) Any proposal for a zoning amendment by any individual, corporation or agency pursuant to this section shall be by application, which shall contain the following information:
(1) The name of the owner of the particular real property;
(2) If the applicant is other than all the owners of the particular property, written consent signed by all owners of the particular real property shall be detached;
(3) The legal description of the particular real property, accompanied by a certified survey or that portion of the map maintained by the tax assessor reflecting the boundaries of the particular real property;
(4) The current land use zoning classification, or special exception, with any specified conditions, as recorded on the official zoning map;
(5) The requested land use zoning classification or special exception classification that constitutes an amendment to the official zoning map.
(6) At least 30 days in advance of the planning and zoning board meeting, provided for in subsection (g) below, the applicant shall provide the names and addresses of all property owners (affected property owners) owning property which lies within a radius of 500 feet of a boundary of the survey or that portion of the map maintained by the tax assessor reflecting the boundaries of the parcels affected.
(f) No recommendation for change or amendment may be made by the planning and zoning board until due public notice has been given or a public hearing. Public hearing notice shall be given at least 15 days in advance of the hearing by the publication in a newspaper of regular and general circulation in the city hall. No recommendation for change shall be made by the planning and zoning board unless and until the public hearing has been advertised. Said notice shall contain the names of the applicant, the legal description of the affected property, the existing land use classification and special exception designation, the request amendment to the official zoning map, and the time and place of the public hearing on the consideration of said application.
(g) For proposed zoning changes, a notice shall be prepared and mailed by the office of the city clerk using certified mail to all affected property owners(as defined in subparagraph (6) of paragraph (e) of this section), stating the time, date, and location of the planning and zoning meeting and further indicating that the role of the planning and zoning board is advisory in nature and that final legislative approval or denial will be before the city council at a subsequently scheduled meeting; provided however, that failure to receive such notice shall not affect any action or proceeding taken hereunder or constitute a defect upon which any claim can be made against the city.
(h) When any proposed change of a zoning district boundary lies within 500 feet of the boundary of any property under another government's jurisdiction, notice shall be forwarded to the governing body of the appropriate government authority in order to afford such body an opportunity to appear at the hearing and express its opinion on the effect of said district boundary change.