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495 Tentative recommendations as to the boundaries of districts and the regulations to be enforced therein will be prepared by the Commission. The Commission shall hold public preliminary hearings and conferences. The tentative report, which shall include the proposed zoning ordinance with maps and other explanatory materials, shall be made to the City Council by the Planning Commission. (b) Action by the Council Within thirty days or such reasonable time as shall be agreed upon, the City Council shall consider and return the report, with any ® suggestions and recommendations, to the Commission so that the Com- i mission may prepare a final report. The ordinance will be passed only after the City Council receives the final report from the Commission. (c) Final Report and Action The Planning Commission shall make a final report to the City Council . After it has been submitted, the City Council shall afford all inter- ested persons an opportunity to be heard with reference to the proposed zoning ordinance at a public hearing with due public notice.. The City Council shall then vote on the ordinance. (5) Zoning: Supplementing or Amending the Zoning Ordinance (a) The City Council may amend or supplement the regulations and districts fixed by the zoning ordinance. Proposed >, changes may be suggested by the City Council, by the Planning Commission, or by petition of the land owner or owners of more than 50% of the area involved in the proposed change. In the latter case, the petitioners may be required to assume the cost of public notice and other costs incidental to the holding of public hearings. (b) The Planning Commission, regardless of the source of the proposed change, shall hold a public hearing or hearings thereon, with due public notice: but shall in any case, if any change is to be considered by the Commission, submit in writing its recommendations on the proposed change to the City Council for - 9 - '924"F PAcFi441 NIU