9-6-4: COORDINATION OF PLAN AMENDMENTS, ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS AND ZONING APPLICATIONS:
   A.   Amendment Of City Comprehensive Plan:
      1.   Any proposed amendment to the city of Star comprehensive plan shall be forwarded to the Ada County development services department by city of Star at least fifteen (15) days prior to any public hearing on any such proposed amendment. The Ada County development services department may determine whether or not such amendment is in conflict with either the Ada County comprehensive plan or the Ada County zoning ordinance. The Ada County development services department may notify city of Star in writing prior to or at such public hearing. Such input from Ada County shall not be binding or controlling on Star, but shall be treated as documentary evidence.
      2.   When the Star city council has adopted an amendment to the city of Star comprehensive plan, city of Star shall, within fifteen (15) days, forward a copy of the adopted amendment to the Ada County development services department, along with a notice as to when the amendment will take effect in the city and whether the city is requesting renegotiation of the area of city impact to adopt the amendment.
   B.   Amendment Of County Comprehensive Plan And Zoning Ordinance:
      1.   Any proposed amendment to the Ada County comprehensive plan and/or the Ada County zoning ordinance applicable within the Star area of city impact shall be forwarded to city of Star by the Ada County development services department at least forty five (45) days prior to any public hearing on any such proposed amendment. City of Star may determine whether or not such amendment is in conflict with the Star city comprehensive plan. City of Star may notify the Ada County development services department of such determination in writing prior to or at such public hearing. Such input from city of Star shall not be binding or controlling on Ada County, but shall be treated as documentary evidence.
      2.   When the board of Ada County commissioners has adopted an amendment to the Ada County comprehensive plan and/or the Ada County zoning ordinance, the Ada County development services department shall, within fifteen (15) days, forward a copy of the adopted amendment to city of Star, along with a notice as to when the amendment will take effect in the county.
   C.   Processing Of Land Use Applications:
      1.   At least forty five (45) days prior to any Ada County public hearing on any land use application for property within the Star area of city impact, the Ada County development services department shall notify city of Star of the land use application to be considered by the Ada County planning and zoning commission or the board of Ada County commissioners. City of Star may provide, prior to or at the hearing, a written recommendation to the Ada County development services department director on such application, citing the city of Star comprehensive plan policies, goals, objectives or provisions applicable to such recommendation. Any recommendation from Star shall not be binding or controlling on the county, but shall be treated as documentary evidence in the hearing record, and be given due consideration.
      2.   The board of Ada County commissioners or the Ada County planning and zoning commission shall not hold a public hearing on such application until either the recommendation of city of Star has been received, or forty five (45) days from the date notice of such application was sent to city of Star has passed.
      3.   The Ada County department of development services shall notify city of Star in writing of the final action on land use applications located within the Star city area of city impact within fifteen (15) days following a decision by either the county planning and zoning commission or board of Ada County commissioners, as the case may be. (Ord. 413, 12-13-2000; amd. Ord. 596, 12-28-2005)