(A) A General Plan amendment may be initiated in any one of the following manners:
(1) Upon resolution of the City Council.
(2) Upon resolution of the Planning Commission.
(3) Upon application by a property owner of any parcel subject to the General Plan, by a property owner’s authorized agent, or by any public utility which has exercised eminent domain with regard to such property.
(B) In the case of a proposed amendment to the General Plan land use policy map, if the property owner for which the amendment is proposed is in more than one ownership, all owners or their authorized agents shall be required to sign the application.
(C) Pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 65358, no mandatory element of the General Plan may be amended more frequently than four times during any calendar year. Subject to that limitation, an amendment may be made at any time and may include more than one change to the General Plan.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)