The city shall give public notice to announce that applications to amend the comprehensive plan or development regulations can be made to the city until a specified date, to be considered during the current annual review cycle. Notice will also be given that amendments may be submitted at any time and will be docketed for consideration during the next annual cycle.
The applicant will be given procedures describing the comprehensive plan amendment docketing process, applicable fees, and annual submission deadline date. A suggested non-site-specific amendment requires no fee. Anyone may suggest an amendment, which shall be submitted in writing to the director of building and planning. These will be added to the list of proposed amendments to be considered during the annual review process.
(Ord. 1323 NS § 1, 2004)
The department of building and planning will review and evaluate comprehensive plan amendment proposals annually. Submittal deadline shall be September 30th, or the next business day following this date.
(Ord. 1323 NS § 2, 2004)
The city of Colville may consider comprehensive plan amendment proposals more frequently than once per year under the following circumstances: the initial adoption of a subarea plan; the adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program under the procedures set forth in Chapter 90.58 RCW; and the amendment of the capital facilities element of a comprehensive plan that occurs concurrently with the adoption or amendment of a county or city budget.
(Ord. 1323 NS § 3, 2004)
The city of Colville reserves the right to adopt amendments or revisions to its comprehensive plan whenever an emergency exists or to resolve an appeal of a comprehensive plan filed with a growth management hearings board or with the court, after appropriate public participation.
(Ord. 1323 NS § 4, 2004)
All amendments shall be processed in accordance with the public participation guidelines adopted by the city under Article II of this chapter. Appeals of comprehensive plan amendments shall be made within 60 days of publication to the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, as provided by law.
(Ord. 1323 NS § 6, 2004)