Compton Municipal Code § 30-28 Changes of Zone and General Plan Amendments

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9172.1; Ord. #2101, § 19]

The purpose of the change of zone and General Plan amendment provisions of this Chapter is to create a flexible mechanism to respond to development pressure and changing conditions where the amendment of the Official Zoning Map and/or the Land Use Policy Map of the General Plan changing a property from one zone and/or land use classification to another will be beneficial to the City and will enhance the goals and objectives stated in the General Plan.

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9172.2; Ord. #1808, § 1; Ord. #1840, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 19]

The Commission, in recommending, and the Council in approving, a proposed change of zone or General Plan amendment, shall find:

a. That the proposed zone and/or land use classification is substantially in conformance with the General Plan and compatible with the existing patterns of zoning, land use and development in the surrounding area;

b. That the property is more suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed zone and/or land use classification than those permitted in the existing zone and/or land use classification; and

c. That the uses permitted in the proposed zone and/or land use classification will not be detrimental to the surrounding area.

[Added by Ord. #1557, § 9172.3; Ord. #1815, § 2; Ord. #2101, § 19; Ord. #2295 § 20]

a. The procedures which shall be followed for changing a zone shall be the same as for conditional use permits (see subsection 30-26.5), except as follows:

1. Filing Fees. There shall be a filing fee in an amount set by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.

2. Action by the Council. Not more than 60 days after action by the Commission, its findings and recommendations, together with the complete records of the case, shall be delivered to the City Clerk for transmission to the Council. Council shall set the matter for a hearing, give notice thereof in the same manner as upon an appeal from a decision of the Commission on a conditional use permit (see paragraph b of subsection 30-26.5) and shall conduct a hearing thereon. The decision of the Council shall be final, and any such change of zone shall be made by ordinance.

b. The procedures which shall be followed for amending the General Plan shall be the same as for conditional use permits (see subsection 30-26.5), except as follows:

1. Filing Fees. There shall be a filing fee in an amount set by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.

2. Legal Notice. Legal notice shall be provided in accordance with Section 65352 of the California Government Code.

3. Action by the Council. Not more than 60 days after action by the Commission, its findings and recommendations, together with the complete records of the case, shall be delivered to the City Clerk for transmission to the Council. Council shall set the matter for a hearing, give notice thereof in accordance with Section 65352 of the Government Code and in the same manner as upon an appeal from a decision of the Commission on a conditional use permit (see paragraph b of subsection 30-26.5) and shall conduct a hearing thereon. The decision of the Council shall be final, and any such General Plan amendment shall be made by resolution.

c. Abandonment of Proceedings. Any application for a change of zone or General Plan amendment in which no action has been taken or which has been taken under submission or tabled for any reason after the public hearing by the Commission or City Council shall automatically become null and void after six months, unless the Commission or the applicant has requested that the application be considered further within such six-month period. Such action shall not prejudice the filing of a new application for a change of zone or General Plan amendment on the same lot or parcel of land.