(A) (1) Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission shall make a report of its findings and recommendations on the proposed amendment and shall file a copy with the city’s Clerk-Treasurer within 60 days after the hearing.
(2) If no report or recommendation is transmitted by the Planning Commission within 60 days after the hearing, the City Council may take action without awaiting the recommendation.
(B) Upon the filing of the report or recommendation, the City Council may hold the public hearings upon the amendment as it deems advisable. After the conclusion of the hearings, if any, the City Council may adopt the amendment or any part of it in a form as it deems advisable. The amendment shall be effective only if a majority of all members of the City Council concur in its passage.
(2001 Code, § 11.19)