Chapter 19.48 — ZONING MAP AND ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS — American Canyon Zoning Code

19.48.010 Purpose. ¶

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the amendment of this title and the official zoning map.

(Ord. 2001-02 § 1, 2001.)

19.48.020 Initiation by planning commission or city council. ¶

The planning commission or city council may, at any time and in any form deemed appropriate by either body, initiate an amendment to any portion of this title. An amendment may be any of the following types:

(A) An amendment to the text of this title not changing regulations or standards affecting the use of any property;

(B) An amendment to the text of this title changing regulations or standards affecting the use of property;

(C) Amendment to the official zoning map reclassifying property from one district to another, including applying an overlay district to, or removing an overlay district from property.

(Ord. 2001-02 § 1, 2001.)

19.48.030 Initiation by interested person(s). ¶

A property owner may initiate an amendment to the official zoning map to reclassify their property from one zoning district to another, or to establish an overlay district by filing an application with the community development department on forms prescribed by the city council, along with any plans, maps or additional information required by the community development director.

(Ord. 2001-02 § 1, 2001.)

19.48.040 Review and approval procedures. ¶

(A) Approval Authority. An application for a zoning map or ordinance text amendment shall be reviewed, and approved or denied by the city council in accordance with Chapter 19.40, Review and Approval Procedures.

(B) Planning Commission Review. An application for a zoning map or ordinance text amendment shall be referred to the planning commission for review and recommendations in accordance with Chapter 19.40.

(C) Required Findings. The city council may approve an application for a zoning map or ordinance text amendment only if it finds all of the following:

(1) The amendment is consistent with the goals and policies of the general plan.

(2) The amendment is consistent with the purposes of this title, as set forth in Chapter 19.01, Authority, Purposes and Effects of the Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. 2001-02 § 1, 2001.)