Land use actions determined to involve such a substantial area and number of property owners or such broad public policy changes that processing as a quasi-judicial decision would be inappropriate shall be processed as follows unless different or additional procedures are required by state statute or the Comprehensive Plan.
(A) The proposed action shall be referred to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. The Planning Commission may also initiate a proposal on its own motion.
(B) All Planning Commission meetings at which the subject is considered shall be open for public comment and such participation as the Planning Commission may deem appropriate.
(C) In preparing its recommendation, the Planning Commission shall do the following:
(1) Review the nature of the proposal and describe whether the proposal warrants processing as a legislative matter;
(2) Identify the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan that govern the decision and prepare findings describing how the proposal complies or fails to comply with these plan provisions; and
(3) State reasons for the recommendations and make the recommendations. Recommendations may include policy advice of the Planning Commission in addition to determinations described in divisions (A) and (B) above.
(d) After receiving the Planning Commission recommendations, the City Council may schedule a public hearing.
(e) The City Council shall publish an appropriate notice of the public hearing if one is scheduled.
(f) At the hearing, the City Council shall afford interested persons the opportunity to submit oral and written comments on the proposed action.
(g) After the hearing, the City Council may enact or defeat an ordinance, decide to have the matter processed under Type I through IV procedures, refer the matter back to the Planning Commission for further consideration, or dismiss the matter without any action.
(h) If the decision of the City Council amends the Comprehensive Plan text or map as it pertains to the urban growth area, the urban growth boundary, and urbanization policies, or amends the text of this chapter which is applicable to the urban growth area, the decision shall not become effective until the county also approves the proposal or the proposal is reviewed and approved by the Land Use Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 372, passed 12-8-1997; Ord. 434, passed 3-10-2020; Ord. 435, passed 5-11-2020)