Chapter 19.205
AMENDMENTS
Sections:
19.205.030 Limitation on reapplication.
19.205.050 Notice of ordinance or plan amendments.
19.205.010 Procedure.
A proposal to amend the zoning ordinance text or map may be initiated by the city council, the planning commission or a property owner who files an application with the city.
Amending the zoning ordinance text or map shall require a public hearing before both the planning commission and the city council. Mailed notice of hearing shall include the owners of the property within 250 feet of the subject parcel or parcels when the proposed amendment is site specific. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.205.020 Criteria.
Approval of an ordinance text or map amendment shall be based on finding that it complies with the following criteria:
A. The amendment will not interfere with the livability, development or value of other land in the vicinity of site-specific proposals when weighed against the public interest in granting the proposed amendment.
B. The amendment will not be detrimental to the general interests of the community.
C. The amendment will not violate the land use designations established by the comprehensive land use plan and map or related text.
D. The amendment will place all property similarly situated in the area in the same zoning designation or in appropriate complementary designations without creating inappropriate “spot zoning.” (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.205.030 Limitation on reapplication.
No application of a property owner for an ordinance text or map amendment shall be considered within the one-year period immediately following a denial of a request for the same property, except the hearing body may permit a new application upon making a determination that it is warranted because of new evidence or a change in circumstances. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.205.040 Effective dates.
An ordinance text or map amendment shall take effect 30 days after the date of approval, unless appealed or immediately where an emergency is declared to exist consistent with Section 33 of the City Charter. (Ord. 6-2001 § 1)
19.205.050 Notice of ordinance or plan amendments.
Type III decisions shall comply with the notice provisions of FMC 19.413.030. Type IV decisions shall comply with the provisions of FMC 19.413.040. (Ord. 6-2009 § 4; Ord. 6-2001 § 1)