Zoning districts shall be amended in the following manner:
A. Request for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance shall be submitted to the Commission, which shall evaluate the request to determine the extent and nature of the amendment requested.
B. If the request is in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, the Commission may recommend and the Council may adopt or reject the ordinance amendment under the notice and hearing procedures as herein provided.
C. If the request is not in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, the request shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission or, in its absence, the Council, which shall recommend and the Council may adopt or reject an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan under the notice and hearing procedure provided in Section 67-6509, Idaho Code. After the Comprehensive Plan has been amended, the Zoning Ordinance may then be amended as hereinafter provided for. The hearing on the Comprehensive Plan and the proposed change to the Zoning Ordinance may be held concurrently. (Ord. 626, 10-7-2002)