A. Initiation. Text amendments to this Ordinance may be initiated by any citizen, by the Town Council, or proposed to Council by staff.
B. Process.
1. Petition forms are available at Town Hall and shall be filed with the
. Upon receipt of the form, any supporting materials, and associated review fees, the
shall review the application and determine if the proposed amendment should be treated as if it were initiated by the Town.
2. The
shall prepare a written report to be provided to the applicant, the Town Council, and the Planning Commission prior to the legislative hearing.
3. Citizen Comments. In addition to comments provided at the public hearing, any resident or property owner in the Town may submit a written statement regarding a proposed text amendment to the Town Clerk at least two business days prior to the proposed vote on the amendment. The Town Clerk shall submit the written statement(s) to the Town Council at any time prior to the vote.
4. The Town Council shall refer the text amendment to the Planning Commission at the end of the hearing.
5. The Planning Commission shall review the proposed amendment and forward a recommendation to the Town Council for consideration. If the Planning Commission is not prepared to issue a recommendation, it may request the Town Council delay or continue final action on the amendment until the Planning Commission is prepared to give a recommendation.
6. The Town Council may not take final action on the proposed amendment until it receives the recommendation from the Planning Commission or until sixty (60) days have passed since the proposal referral.
C. Approval Criteria.
1. The extent to which the proposed text amendment is consistent with the remainder of the UDO, including, specifically, any purpose and intent statements.
2. The extent to which the proposed text amendment represents a new idea not considered in the existing UDO, or represents a revision necessitated by changing circumstances over time.
3. Whether or not the proposed text amendment corrects an error in the UDO.
4. Whether or not the proposed text amendment revises the UDO to comply with state or federal statutes or case law.
(Ord. No. 3376, § 7, 1-17-06; Ord. No. 3558, § 2, 7-7-09; Ord. No. 3801, § 2, 12-7-15; Ord., 3- 16-21)