ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PLAN

10-1-101: GENERAL PLAN:

State law requires every city to adopt a comprehensive, long term general plan for the physical development of the city, in accordance with Title 7, Chapter 3, Articles 5 through 7 of the Government Code of the State except for the provisions of Section 65358. [Amended by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13; Formerly numbered Section 31-1; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058; 3083, 2662.]

10-1-102: AMENDMENT OF GENERAL PLAN:

Amendments to the General Plan shall be made as often as the City Council shall, in its sole discretion, deem it either necessary or advisable for the best interests of the City of Burbank. [Amended by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13; Formerly numbered Section 31-2; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2662.]

10-1-103: INITIATION OF AMENDMENT:

An amendment to the General Plan may be initiated by:

1.    The City Council; or

2.    The Planning Commission; or

3.    The Director; or

4.    One or more of the legal owners of real property, or their duly authorized agents, may request to initiate an amendment to the General Plan with the Director, subject to Section 10-1-104. The request shall be made on a form prescribed by the Director. The request shall be accompanied by a fee (if adopted) in the amount prescribed by the Fee Resolution (as defined in BMC Sec. 1-1-112). [Added by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13. Amended by Ord. 22-3,983, eff. 12/16/22.]

10-1-104: PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND DECISION BY CITY COUNCIL:

Upon receiving a request to initiate an amendment to the General Plan, the Director or their designee, shall refer the request to the City Council for a preliminary review. No other related entitlement may be filed with the Director or their designee, until the pre-application review is complete. A public hearing shall be scheduled before the City Council for the purposes of such preliminary review. The City Council may either deny the proposed request for initiation of an amendment or direct staff to process the proposed amendment absent conditions. This direction shall not be construed as support for the proposed amendment. [Added by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13.]

10-1-105: PRELIMINARY REVIEW; NOTICE:

Notice of the public hearing required in Section 10-1-104 shall be given by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not later than ten (10) business days before the date of the hearing, and shall be mailed to every property owner and occupant within 1000 feet of the project site. Such notice shall be mailed no less than ten (10) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. Notice may be provided to other interested persons as deemed appropriate by the Director. [Added by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13.]

10-1-106: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT:

No amendment to the General Plan, or any element thereof, which may have a significant effect on the environment shall be adopted until an environmental impact report is prepared, processed, and considered in accordance with the provisions of Article 1, Title 9, Chapter 3 of this Code, unless such amendment is otherwise exempt from the provisions of that article. [Amended by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13 and formerly numbered 10-1-103; Added by Ord. No. 2383; Formerly numbered Section 31-2.1; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

10-1-107: ZONE MAP AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL PLAN:

No ordinance changing the Zone Map designation of property shall be adopted unless the ordinance is consistent with the General Plan, all elements of the General Plan, and applicable specific plans, adopted by the Council. Nothing in this section shall preclude the conditioning or an ordinance for a Zone Map Amendment with the requirement that the applicant receives a General Plan Amendment to reflect consistency with the Zone Map Amendment. [Amended by Ord. No. 3843, eff. 9/20/13 and formerly numbered 10-1-104; Added by Ord. No. 3135; Formerly numbered Section 31-2.2; Renumbered by Ord. No. 3058.]