REZONING PROTEST PETITION
Upon the submission of a valid protest petition, a zoning amendment rezoning a tract may
not be passed except by a unanimous (all three) vote in favor of the amendment by the
County Commissioners.
In order to be considered valid, a protest against a zoning change must be filed in the office
of the County Clerk for a County application, within fourteen (14) days after the conclusion
of the public hearing before the Lyon County Planning Board and must be either:
1.
Signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of any
real property proposed to be rezoned; or
2.
Signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the
total area, excepting public streets and ways, located within one thousand feet
(1000’), two hundred feet (200’) if crossing in to an urban area, for County
applications of the boundaries of the property proposed to be rezoned.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING PROTEST PETITION
Use a separate petition form for each property owner or owners making a protest. (The form
is attached).
Fill in the legal description of the property, the current zoning classification, and the
recommended zoning classification.
To insure a valid petition, the protesting property owners should be sure that all owners of
each tract (as recorded at the Register of Deeds Office) sign the petition exactly as the
ownership is reflected in the deed. For example, if the deed is in the name of William Smith
and Mary Jones Smith, the signatures should be exactly this way. Signatures of “John
Smith and Mary Smith” would be invalid for the purpose of this petition. Every person
listed as an owner of the property must sign the petition. If there are not enough signature
lines for all owners of a piece of property, add them to the petition form or complete another
petition form for those signatures. You may make as many copies of the form as necessary.
All signatures must be notarized.
Updated 4/7/03