(A) This chapter, including the official zoning map approved by the City Council and on file with the Planning Director and City Clerk, and the re-zoning of all properties may be amended from time to time by the Council as herein specified, but no amendment, except cases related to annexation, shall become effective unless it shall have been proposed by, or shall first have been submitted to the Commission for review and recommendations.
(B) All amendments shall be in conformance with the city's Comprehensive Plan.
(C) The Commission shall have 30 days within which to submit its report.
(D) If the Commission fails to submit a report within the 30-day period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed amendment.
(E) In making its report, the Commission shall consider the following factors:
(1) The relationship of the request to the Comprehensive Plan;
(2) Whether the request violates or supports the Comprehensive Plan;
(3) Whether the use permitted by the proposed change would be appropriate in the area concerned, in terms of zoning, and general character of the neighborhoods;
(4) What effects, if any, the proposed change has on the property itself, as well as, on the surrounding properties;
(5) Whether adequate infrastructures exist or can be provided to serve the needs of the development likely to take place as a result of the change, and the consequence of the change;
(6) The amount of vacant land currently classified for similar development in the vicinity and elsewhere in the city, and any special circumstances which may make a substantial part of the vacant land unavailable for development;
(7) Recommendation of the Administrator and the city; and
(8) Any other considerations the Commission deems appropriate.
(1985 Code, Art. III, § 301) (Ord. 99-005, passed 4-13-1999)