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GENERAL PLAN
MANNER OF ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT
The General Plan or any part or element thereof, and any amendment to such plan or
any part or element thereof, shall be adopted in the following manner:
A. Public Hearing - Planning_ Commission.
The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing before
approving a General Plan or any part or element thereof, or any amendment to
such plan or any part or element thereof, and shall give notice of hearing by at
least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and
mailed notice to any community association which may be impacted by a
proposed amendment, as determined by the Planning Director, or to any
individual or community association which has expressed an interest in a
proposed amendment and requested mailed notice, at least ten days prior to the
first of such hearings. If the proposed General Plan Amendment would affect
the permitted uses or intensity of uses of real property, notice of the hearing shall
be mailed or delivered at least 10 days prior to the hearing to the property owner
or his duly authorized agent; to all owners of property and occupants within 300
feet of the boundaries of the property; and to the project applicant. However, if
the number of persons to whom notice would be mailed or delivered is greater
than 1,000, the requirement for individual mailed or delivered notice may be
waived by the Planning Director.
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B. Approval by Planning Commission - Resolution The approval by the Planning
Commission of the General Plan or any part or element thereof, or any
amendment to such plan or any part or element thereof, shall be by the adoption
of a resolution, endorsed by the chairman and Secretary of the Commission and
transmitted to the City Council.
C. Public Hearing - Cites Council. Before adopting the General Plan or any part or
element thereof, or any amendment to such plan or any part or element thereof,
the City Council shall hold at least one public hearing. Notice of the time and
place of the hearing shall be given at the time and in the manner provided for the
giving of notice of the hearing by the Planning Commission.
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D. Referral of Proposed Changes Back to Planning Commission. In adopting a
General Plan or any part or element thereof, or any amendment to such plan or
any part or element thereof, which has been approved by the Planning
Commission, the City Council shall consider the recommendation of the
Planning Commission. If the City Council intends to make major changes and
take an action not considered by the Planning Commission, the changes shall be
referred back to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. Planning
Commission consideration of an alternative shall be construed liberally so as to
allow the City Council to act on any one of a range of alternatives generally
considered by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall report
back to the City Council with their recommendation on the proposed changes
within 45 days.
E. Adoption by City Council - Resolution. The adoption of the General Plan or any
part or element thereof, or any amendment to such plan or any part or element
thereof, shall be by resolution.
AMENDMENT PROCEDURES (GENERAL PLAN)
A. Amendment to the General Plan shall be initiated by the City Council after .
recommendation from the Planning Commission
B. In initiating action to amend the General Plan, the City Council shall direct the
Planning Commission to set public hearings for such amendments, as it deems
appropriate.
C. Prior to making its recommendation on the initiation of proposed General Plan
amendments, the Planning Commission may do such research, as it deems
necessary to establish whether the proposed amendment warrants consideration.
D. A citizen and /or property owner may request an amendment to the General
Plan. Such request shall be submitted in writing to the Planning Commission.
The request should clearly set forth the reason for which the request is made, and
should contain information substantiating the need. When an amendment is
requested for a specific parcel or parcels in the City, the request must be made by
the property owner or his or her authorized representative or by the Planning
Commission or City Council. A project specific amendment request shall include
a quantification of the requested density and /or intensity, land use, and a
conceptual site plan.
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The Planning Commission and City Council may also propose amendments to
the General Plan.
If the Planning Commission, after examination, is convinced that the proposed
change is worthy of initiation, it may recommend initiation of amendments as set
forth above. If not, the Commission shall forward the request to the City set
forth above. If not, the Commission shall forward the request to the City Council
with its recommendation that initiation of the amendment is unwarranted. The
City Council, after consideration of the request and of the report from the
Planning Commission, may either initiate the proposed amendment and direct
the Planning Commission to set for public hearing, return the request to the
originator without further action, or defer action on the proposed amendment to
future hearing sessions based on Planning Department work loads and project
priorities.
E. Amendments to each General Plan element may be initiated at any time. A
number shall be assigned in sequence to each amendment or group of
amendments at the time it is initiated by the City Council.
F. If a citizen and /or property owner amendment request is initiated, all
applications related to the request must be filed within 180 days of the initiation
If applications are not filed within this time- frame, the initiation shall expire.
Adopted - April 22,1974
Amended - June 23,1980
Amended - November 23,1981
Amended - November 22,1982
Amended - November 27,1989
Amended - January 24,1994
Amended - February 26,1996
Amended - May 8, 2001
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