§ 9-73.030. Initiation of Amendments

An amendment to this Development Code or the Zoning Map shall be initiated in compliance with this Section.

A.

Who may initiate an amendment. An amendment may be initiated by:

1.

The adoption of a motion by the Council requesting the Commission to set the matter for study, hearing, and recommendation to the Council within a reasonable time.

2.

Filing with the Department a complete application for a:

a.

Development Code amendment by an interested person; or

b.

Zoning Map amendment by the subject property owner(s).

3.

By Council action to adopt an urgency measure as an interim ordinance in compliance with State law (Government Code Section 65858).

B.

Application filing and processing. For amendment requests filed by an interested person or a property owner in compliance with Subsections (A)(2)(a) and (b), above, the following provisions shall apply:

1.

An application for an amendment shall be filed and processed in compliance with Chapter 9-50 (Application Filing and Processing).

2.

The application shall be accompanied by the information identified by the Department.

C.

Study of additional area. The Director, upon review of an application or upon a motion by the Council for an amendment, may elect to include a larger area or additional land in the study of a Zoning Map amendment request.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)