[Amended 9-15-1975 by Ord. No. 307; 2-7-2000 by Ord. No. 440]
Before adopting a Comprehensive City Plan or
any section or amendment of the plan, the Planning Commission shall
hold at least one public hearing thereon. A notice of the time, place
and purpose of the hearing shall be published once in the official
newspaper for the City at least 10 days before the hearing. The proposed
plan, section of the plan or amendment shall be transmitted to the
City Council and a copy shall also be transmitted to the City Attorney
on or prior to the publication of the notice of hearing. Adoption
or amendment of the plan or any section thereof shall be by resolution
adopted by a majority of all the members of the Planning Commission.
A copy of the plan or any section or amendment thereof adopted by
the Planning Commission shall be certified to the City Council, and
a copy of such certification shall be sent to the City Attorney.
[Amended 8-20-1973 by Ord. No. 285; 2-7-2000 by Ord. No. 440]
The procedure for adopting zoning regulations,
regulations for the subdivision of land, an official map and other
matters of a like nature or amendments thereto shall be the same as
the procedure for adopting a Comprehensive City Plan, except that
if an amendment to a zoning ordinance involves changes in district
boundaries affecting an area of 2 1/2 acres or less, a copy of the
notice shall be mailed at least 10 days before the date of hearing
to each owner or affected property and property situated wholly or
partly within 350 feet of the property to which the amendment relates,
provided that the name and address of the owner of such property can
be ascertained through the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Amendments to the Comprehensive City Plan, Official
Map, regulations for the subdivision of land and matters of a like
nature may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning Commission
or by petition of affected property owners and must be acted upon
by the Planning Commission.
All action required by the Planning Commission
on matters brought before the Planning Commission by a property owner
or referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council for study,
review and recommendation must be completed within such time as the
City Council may direct and in the absence of such direction within
45 days after such matter has been referred or initiated.
All petitions to vacate streets, alleys and
public easements shall first be referred to the Planning Commission
for its review and recommendation before being acted upon by the City
Council.