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<br />(F) Building permits. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building, <br />structure or improvements to the land or any lot within a subdivision, as defined herein, which has been <br />approved for platting, until all requirements of this chapter and all provisions for street construction <br />and land improvement have been complied with in full. Furthermore, no building permit will be issued <br />for the construction of any building structure on any lot within the city which does not abut on a <br />publicly dedicated and maintained street. <br /> <br />~ 153.71 AMENDMENTS. <br /> <br />(A) In general. This chapter may be amended by following the procedure specified in this section. <br /> <br />(B) Initiation. An amendment may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission or by the petition of a resident to the City Council. An amendment not initiated by the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission shall be referred to the Commission for study and report, and the <br />Council shall not act on the amendment until it has received the recommendation of the Planning <br />Commission or until 60 days have elapsed from the date of reference of the amendment without a <br />report by the Commission. <br /> <br />(C) Action by Commission. Before any amendment is adopted, the Planning and Zoning <br />Commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon after a notice of the hearing has been <br />published in the official newspaper at least ten days before the hearing. Following the hearing, the <br />Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a report of its findings and unless the amendment has <br />been initiated by the Commission, and Commission determines not to recommend it to the Council, it <br />shall file a copy with the Administrator within 14 days of the meeting at which the date of the hearing <br />was concluded. When the amendment to the Commission. Failure of the Planning Commission so to <br />report on an amendment not initiated by it, is deemed to be approval by the Commission of the <br />amendment. <br /> <br />(D) Council action. Upon the filing of the report, or upon the failure of the Planning Commission <br />to file a report within the time prescribed by this section on an amendment proposed by petition or by <br />the Council, the City Council shall hold public hearings as it deems advisable. After the conclusion of <br />the hearings, if any, the Council shall act upon the request within 45 days to adopt the amendment or <br />any part thereof in any form as it deems advisable. <br /> <br />(E) Fee. Any person filing a petition requesting an amendment to this chapter shall pay a fee <br />according to the schedule established by the City Council. The fee is payable at the time of filing and <br />is not refundable. <br /> <br />~ 153.72 APPEALS. <br /> <br />The City Council shall. unless otherwise superseded by law. have the power and duty of hearing <br />and deciding appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or <br />determination made in the administration or enforcement of this chapter. <br /> <br />57 <br />