Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 25 Amendments

Sections:

25.010 Amendment.

25.020 Application for Amendment.

25.030 Accompanying Maps and Data.

25.040 Investigation and Report.

25.050 Public Hearings of the Planning Commission.

25.060 Submission of Recommended Amendment to City Council.

25.065 Public Hearings of the City Council.

25.070 Findings by City Council.

25.080 Changes by City Council.

25.090 E0ect of Denial of Application.

This Ordinance may be amended by changing the boundaries of any district or by changing any other provision

thereof whenever the public necessity and convenience and general welfare require such amendment. No

amendment to provisions of this ordinance that regulate matters listed in Government Code section 65850, as

from time to time amended, shall be made unless the Planning Commission and City Council And the amendment

to be in conformity with the General Plan. The City Council, in its sole discretion, may direct that amendments to

provisions of this Ordinance that regulate matters other than those listed in Government Code section 65850, as

from time to time amended, be submitted to the Planning Commission for a Anding of conformity with the

General Plan.

Amendment may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Zoning Administrator (Director) or

by an application of one or more owners of property aDected by the proposed amendment. An application made

by one or more owners shall be accompanied by a fee as established by resolution of the City Council from time to

time hereinafter enacted.

An application for an amendment shall be accompanied by maps, drawings, and data necessary to demonstrate

that the proposed amendment is in conformance with the Petaluma General Plan, and that public necessity,

convenience and general welfare require or permit the adoption of the proposed amendment. An accurate legal

description and map of the land and any pertinent existing buildings shall be submitted with the application. The

map shall include the following information:

A. All parcels of land, any parts of which are closer than Ave hundred (500) feet to any part of the property

proposed to be rezoned.

B. Names and last known addresses of the recorded legal owners of all properties shown on the map.

C. Existing streets, streets proposed by an oCcially adopted plan of the City of Petaluma and all surface

drainage channels.

D. Existing zoning of all land within Ave hundred (500) feet of the property proposed to be rezoned.

E. The maps submitted with an application for an amendment to increase the amount of land zoned C-

Commercial shall include the following information:

1. A site plan, drawn to scale, showing the proposed layout of structures and other improvements

including, where appropriate, streets, bikeways, driveways, pedestrian ways, parking and loading areas,

landscaped areas, fences and walls. The site plan shall indicate the locations of entrances and exits and the

direction of traCc Bow for automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians into and out of parking and loading areas,

the location of each automobile and bicycle parking space and each loading berth, and areas for turning and

maneuvering vehicles.

2. Architectural drawings or sketches drawn to scale showing all elevations of proposed structures as they

will appear upon completion. Materials and colors of all exterior Anish shall be speciAed, and the size,

location, material, colors, and illumination of all signs shall be indicated.

3. A landscape plan for the site showing the locations of existing trees proposed to be retained, and the

locations and design of landscaped areas.

The Zoning Administrator (Director) shall make an investigation of the proposed amendment and shall prepare a

report thereon which shall be submitted to the City body or bodies with jurisdiction over the proposed

amendment.

For proposed amendments subject to Planning Commission review in accordance with section 25.010, the

Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing in accordance with this section.

A. Notice of public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of

general circulation in the City of Petaluma, at least ten (10) days prior to said public hearing, or by mailing, postage

prepaid, a notice of the time and place of the hearing to all persons whose names appear on the latest adopted

tax roll of Sonoma County as owning property within Ave hundred (500) feet of the boundaries of the property

that is the subject of the hearing.

B. Action by the Planning Commission at conclusion of hearing. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning

Commission shall And the amendment to be in conformance with the Petaluma General Plan, and consistent with

the public necessity, convenience, and general welfare, it may recommend amendment of this Ordinance. The

recommendation shall be by resolution of the Planning Commission, carried by the aCrmative votes of a majority

of the total members present, including any member disqualiAed to vote for reason of conBict of interest. Denial

of an application shall in all cases, except an amendment initiated by the City Council, terminate the proceedings

unless such decision is appealed to the City Council as provided below.

C. Modi cation by Planning Commission. After a public hearing, the City Planning Commission may modify any

proposed amendment by changing the wording of a proposed text amendment, reducing or enlarging the area, or

changing the proposed district classiAcation initially considered if it shall deem such modiAcation necessary or

desirable in the light of the required Andings set forth in subsection (B) of this section. If such a modiAcation is

recommended, the reasons therefore, along with a statement as to the initial proposal, shall be transmitted to the

City Council with the recommendation. (Ord. 2811 § 4, 2022.)

The recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be submitted to the City Council and shall be

accompanied by a report of Andings, summary of hearings, and all data submitted with the application.

The City Council shall hold public hearings in accordance with this section to consider proposed amendments

subject to Planning Commission review in accordance with section 25.010. The City Council may, in its sole

discretion, hold public hearings in accordance with this section on proposed amendments for which Planning

Commission review is not required in accordance with section 25.010.

A. Notice of public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of

general circulation in the City of Petaluma, at least ten (10) days prior to said public hearing, or by mailing postage

prepaid, a notice of the time and place of the hearing to all persons whose names appear on the last adopted tax roll of Sonoma County as owning property within Ave hundred (500) feet of the boundaries of the property that is

the subject of the hearing.

B. Action by the City Council at conclusion of hearing. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council Ands the

amendment to be in conformance with the Andings speciAed in section 25.070, the City Council may adopt the

amendment.

In order to amend the ordinance, the City Council shall And the following:

A. That the proposed amendment is in general conformity with the Petaluma General Plan and any applicable

plans; and

B. That the public necessity, convenience, and general welfare require or clearly permit the adoption of the

proposed amendment.

If the City Council proposes to alter a proposed zoning amendment recommended by the Planning Commission,

or to alter or adopt an amendment which has been denied by the Planning Commission, or to alter a proposed

zoning amendment for which Planning Commission review is not required in accordance with section 25.010, the

City Council, in its sole discretion, may either: refer the proposed altered amendment back to the Planning

Commission for report and recommendation before adoption, or adopt the proposed altered amendment. Failure

of the Planning Commission to report to the City Council within thirty (30) days of the City Council’s referral shall

be deemed approval by the Planning Commission of the proposed amendment.

In case an application for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is denied, said application shall not be eligible

for reconsideration for one (1) year subsequent to such denial, except that a new application aDecting or including

all or part of the same property which is determined to be substantially diDerent from the application denied, or

an application denied without prejudice, may be eligible for consideration within one (1) year of the denial of the

original application.

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8,

Disclaimer: The city clerk’s oCce has the oCcial version of the Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance. Users

should contact the city clerk’s oCce for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above.

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