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GENERAL PLAN
I. MANNER OF ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT. The General Plan or any part or
element therof, 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 arkj amendment
to such plan or any part or element thereof, and / /shall give
notice of hearing by at least one publication j a newspaper of
general circulation within the City at least ten days prior to
the first of such hearings.
B. Approval by Planning Commission - Resolu %n. The approval by
the Planning Commission of the General an or any part or
element thereof, or any amendment to such plan or any part or
element thereof shall be by the adop4on of a resolution,
endorsed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Commission and
transmitted to the City Council.
C. Public Hearing - City 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. N?Lce of the time and place of the
hearing shall be given at t e time and in the manner provided
for the giving of notice off //the hearing by the Planning
Commission.
D. Referral of Proposed Changes Back to Planning Commission. In
adopting a General Plap' 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 inten s to make major changes and take an action not
considered by the lanning Commission, the changes shall be referred
back to the /
ic
ng Commission for their recommendation. Planning
Commission cration of an alternative shall be construed
liberally so allow the City Council to act on any one of
a range of atives generally considered by the Planning
Commission. all not be necessary for the Planning Commission
to hold a puearing on changes or additions ref erred back
by the City l. Failure of the Planning Commission to report
back to the; City Council within 40 days of referral shall constitute
Planning Cq/wission approval of the proposed changes.
E. Adoption py City Council - Resolution. The adoption of the General
Plan or,,4ny part or element thereof; or any amendment to such plan
or any-'part or element thereof, shall be by resolution.
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II. AMENDMENT PROCEDURES - Page Two •
A. Amendments 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 feels should be considered. The Planning
Commission shall, at the direction of the Council, set proposed
amendments for public hearing.
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 a minimum of One Hundred Sixty (160) days
prior to the month for which public hearings are scheduled. The
request should clearly set forth the reason for which the
request is made, and should contain information substantiating
the need. If the Planning Commission, after examination, is
convinced that the proposed change is worthy of consideration,
it may recommend initiation of amendments as set forth above. •
If not, the Commission shall forward the request to the City
Council with its recommendation that consideration of the amend-
ment 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
workloads and project priorities.
E. The General Plan may be amended not more than three times a year
during the months of February, June and October.
Adopted April 22, 1974
Reaffirmed November 11, 1974
Amended June 23, 1980
Amended November 23, 1981