A. Specific Plan: The specific plan for a planned community shall be adopted by resolution of the board subsequent to a recommendation from the commission. The administrator shall maintain two (2) complete copies of the adopted specific plan in the files of the Gem County development services department.
B. Text And Map Amendments: The zoning ordinance text and map amendments shall be adopted by ordinance and shall be consistent with the regulations of this section 11-8-17.
C. Street Names: The applicant will submit street names for the planned community for approval.
D. Amendments:
1. Applications for amendments to the specific plan, or to add additional property into boundaries of a planned community, shall be processed substantially in the same manner as an original application and as provided in the original zoning ordinance amendment.
2. An amendment to the specific plan of a planned community may be initiated by one of the following:
a. The original applicant, owner, or the owner's successors and assigns.
b. Property owners owning eighty percent (80%) or more of the land area within the planned community.
c. The board.
3. An owner of property who wishes to include their lands in an existing planned community shall submit written approval of one of the following:
a. The original applicant, owner, or owner's successors and assigns.
b. Property owners owning eighty percent (80%) or more of the land area within the planned community.
E. Periodic Evaluation:
1. The administrator shall monitor the development of planned communities and report to the commission and the board every two (2) years after the recordation of the first final plat in the planned community as to the progress and anticipated long term viability of the planned community. The review shall continue until recordation of the final phase. The administrator shall consult with the applicant and property owners within the planned community prior to preparing the report.
2. In the event that the board determines, based on reliable information and evidence contained in the administrator's report and the recommendation of the commission, that the planned community has not developed in substantial accord with the specific plan or has caused undue adverse economic impacts on affected municipalities or other agencies and/or districts, the board may initiate hearings to investigate such matters and may, at the conclusion of such hearings, adopt changes to the specific plan to mitigate such undue adverse economic impacts. All such public hearings shall be scheduled and conducted in conformance with the Idaho Code and the Gem County ordinance.
3. Any incorporation, annexation, or inclusion of a planned community within an area of city impact shall be processed in accord with applicable state law, the Gem County comprehensive plan, and Gem County ordinance. It is the intent of this chapter to continue the implementation of the approved specific plan as a part of any inclusion of a planned community within an area of city impact. (Ord. 2009-05, 9-28-2009)