207.05: PROCEDURES:

A. City Council Review. A PD district must be adopted by the City Council as an amendment to the Zoning Map, according to the procedures of Chapter 608, Amendments to Zoning Map and Text. An application for rezoning to a PD district shall include a Specific Plan or PD Plan. The PD Plan shall be accepted and processed concurrently, in the same manner as a Conditional Use Permit application, pursuant to Chapter 601, Common Procedures and Chapter 604, Conditional Use Permits, although additional information is required to be submitted in order to determine that the intent of this Chapter and the General Plan will be fulfilled.

B. Initiation. An amendment to reclassify property to PD shall be initiated by a property owner or authorized agent or the City Council. If initiated by a property owner or authorized agent and the property is not under a single ownership, all owners must join the application, and a map showing the extent of ownership shall be submitted with the application.

C. Pre-Application Procedure. Prior to submitting an application for approval of a PD, the applicant may schedule a preapplication review conference with the Project Review Committee to discuss the general acceptability of the proposal, possible problems that may be encountered, and the need for any interagency coordination. Such preliminary consultations shall be relative to a conceptual development plan submitted by the applicant.

D. Applications. Applications for a PD shall be in the form established by the Zoning Administrator and shall be accompanied by the required information and plan submittals and the required fee. (Ord. 1866, 11-19-2019)