(A) Legislative amendments.
(1) A legislative amendment creates and adopts as law general policies and regulations for future land use within a jurisdiction. Examples include the adoption or revision of a comprehensive plan or zoning regulations.
(2) Legislative amendments may be made for the establishment of policy. Such an amendment may be initiated only by the City Council or Planning Commission. A person may petition the City Council to initiate such a legislative amendment but may not initiate the amendment by making a direct application. Prior to proceeding with the public hearing process, the Planning Commission shall receive authorization to proceed from the City Council. Legislative amendments shall be made only after public notice and hearing have been held pursuant to this section and § 152.206(A) of this subchapter.
(3) For legislative amendments, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council shall then hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of the legislative amendment.
(B) Quasi-judicial amendments.
(1) A quasi-judicial amendment applies the law to one or more particular parcels of land. The quasi-judicial amendment process typically includes a land use application for a specific property, such as, zone change, subdivision, planned development, partition, conditional use, variance, coastal shorelands, or geological hazards permit.
(2) An application for an amendment by an owner or authorized agent shall be made in accordance with the application procedure specified in § 152.201 of this subchapter, and shall be reviewed for compliance with the standards of this section after the notice required by § 152.206 of this subchapter, and after the conduct of a public hearing according to § 152.207 of this subchapter.
(Ord. 24, passed 4-5-1976; Ord. 154, passed 9-17-1990; Ord. 172, passed 10-7-1991; Ord. 173, passed 12-2-1991; Ord. 174, passed 3-16-1992; Ord. 256, passed 4-6-2004; Ord. 287, passed 5-4-2010; Ord. 325-20, passed 7-7-2020)