Camarillo Municipal Code Ch. 19.72 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment

Any amendment to the text of this title which imposes any regulation not theretofore imposed or removes or modifies any such regulation theretofore imposed shall be made according to the procedure set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609 (part).)

A. The planning commission may initiate proceedings by motion and then hold public hearings and make a recommendation as provided below.

B. The city council may initiate proceedings by motion and then submit the matter to the commission for public hearings.

C. The property owner or their designated representative may make an application for a zoning ordinance text amendment. The application will be on forms provided by the community development department.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609(A)(1).)

(Ord. No. 2002, § A, 11-9-2022)

The community development department will study the proposed ordinance amendment and will provide information necessary to assure action consistent with the intent of this title and the general plan and will report the findings to the Economic Development and Land Use Committee.

After receiving feedback from the committee, the applicant may choose to proceed with the pursuit of the proposed ordinance amendment, and a uniform fee as determined by city council resolution will be paid for the purpose of defraying the costs incidental to the proceedings.

The community development department will further investigate the proposed ordinance amendment and will report the findings and proposed ordinance to the commission.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609(A)(2).)

(Ord. No. 2002, § 3B, 11-9-2022)

A. The hearing date will be set by the community development department following compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.

B. Notice of the public hearing will be provided in accordance with Chapter 19.84.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609(A)(3).)

(Ord. No. 1153, § 4(Z), 5-25-2018)

A. The commission shall, not less than ten nor more than thirty days after the publication of the legal notice of a public hearing on an ordinance amendment, hold the public hearing.

B. Within forty days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the commission shall file its recommendation with the council, together with a report of findings, hearings and other supporting data.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609(A)(4).)

A. The hearing date shall be set by the city clerk for not more than thirty days after the filing of the commission's recommendation.

B. The city council may adopt by ordinance the amendment recommended by the planning commission after holding at least one public hearing thereon. The city council may modify the amendment recommended by the planning commission, provided the proposed modification has been referred back to the planning commission for a report, pursuant to subsection C of this section.

C. The planning commission shall review the changes proposed and referred to it by the city council and shall report its recommendations back to the city council, such report to be filed with the city council not more than forty days after the referral by the city council.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9609(A)(5).)