A. The city council may, after receipt of the report and recommendation of the planning and zoning commission, consider the rezoning request. If requested in writing by any member of the public or of the city council, the council shall hold a public hearing on the request. A rezoning which has been recommended for denial by the commission shall not be reviewed by the council except upon written request by the applicant, and shall then require a public hearing. Such written request must be made to the planning director within forty-five days of the commission's decision. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given in the time and manner provided for giving of notice of the hearing by the commission as specified in Section 17.68.500 of this chapter. During any public hearing on the matter, the council shall consider oral or written statements from the applicant, city staff, the public and its own members.
B. The council may approve any request for rezoning by ordinance, deny the request, or table the request. The application may not be tabled more than two meetings. If approved, the city engineer shall revise the official zoning map accordingly. If the application is denied there may be no reapplication for the same site for a period of ninety days.
(Ord. 1178.35, § 2, 1990)