Sec. 30-35. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1906, § 14, adopted Oct. 25, 2022, repealed § 30-35, which pertained to Development Advisory Board (DAB) review and derived from Prior Code.

Sec. 30-36. - Noticing.

Notice of hearings for general plan amendment shall be as set forth in Division 3, herein.

Sec. 30-37. - Hearing—Planning Commission.

(a)

Upon the filing of a complete application for amendment to the text or land use map of the general plan, the matter shall be set for hearing before the Planning Commission for recommendation to the City Council. Applications for general plan amendments shall be heard four times (approximately quarterly) per year. The filing deadlines for such applications shall be set at a date no closer than 51 days prior to the appropriate meeting date.

(b)

The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing upon the matters referred to in the application for amendment. If the Planning Commission finds that the proposal substantially promotes the goals of the City's general plan, the Planning Commission shall recommend the change to the City Council. The Planning Commission shall transmit its report in writing to the City Council within 90 days following the public hearing. The report shall set forth the reasons of the Planning Commission recommendations and the relationship of the proposed change to the general plan.

(c)

If the decision of the Planning Commission is to deny an application requesting the change of general plan amendment, the decision shall be final unless there is an appeal as provided for in Division 5 of this article herein.

(d)

The Planning Commission shall also have the authority to forward the application to the City Council for consideration.