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qGENERAL PLAN
1. 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.
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 blan 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 - City buncil. Before adopting the General Plan or any
part or element there or any amendment to such plan or any part or
element thereof, the (pity Council shall hold at least one public hearing.
Notice of the time an$ 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.
D. Referral of Proposep Changes Back to Planning Commission. In adopting
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a General Plan or eny part or element thereof, or any amendment to such
plan or any part qk element thereof, which has been approved by the
Planning Commission, the City Council shall consider the recommendation
of the Planning Qommission. 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 constr #ed liberally so as to allow the City Council to act on
any one of a r4nge of alternatives generally considered by the Planning
Commission. I shall not be necessary for the Planning Commission to
hold a public
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on changes or additions referred back by the
City Council./ Failure of the Planning Commission to report back to
the City Couxtil within forty (40) days of referral shall constitute
Planning Commission approval of the proposed changes.
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Plan oral part of element
any part yf element thereof,
esolution. The adoption of the General
thereof, or any amendment to such plan or
shall be by resolution.
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II. AMENDMENT PROCEDURES (GENERAL PLAN) - Page Two
A. Amendments to the General Plan shall be initiated by the City
Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission during
the months of February, June and October.
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 t0 establish whether the proposed
amendment warrants consideration;
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D. A citizen and /or property owner/ may request an amendment to the
General Plan. Such request shal be submitted in writing to the
Planning Commission a minimum f sixty (60) days prior to the
month during which proposed amendments are to be initiated. The
request should clearly set forth the reason for which the request
is made, and should contain ic4iformation substantiating the need.
If the Planning Commission, after examination, is convinced that
the proposed change is worthytof initiation, it may recommend
initiation of amendments as sot forth above. If not, the Com-
mission shall forward the regpest to the City Council with its
recommendation that initiatio 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 pro-
posed 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 not more
than three times a calendar year. Residential projects, at least
25% of which will be affordable to families of low or moderate
income (as defined by the City of Newport Beach General Plan Housing
Element), may be exempt from this provision. Also, amendments to
bring the General Plan into conformance with the Local Coastal
Program may be exempt from this provision. A number shall be
assigned in sequence to each amendment or group of amendments at
the time it is initiated byithe City Council.
Adopted - April 22, 194
Reaffirmed - November 111974
Amended - June 23, 1980
Amended - November 23, 1981
Amended - November 22, 1982