An amendment to the General Plan, this Zoning Code, or the Zoning Map may be approved only if all of the following findings are first made, as applicable to the type of amendment.
A. Findings for General Plan Amendments.
1. The amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan.
2. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City.
3. For site specific General Plan amendments only, the affected site is physically suitable in terms of design, location, shape, size, operating characteristics, and the provision of public and emergency vehicle (e.g., fire and medical) access and public services and utilities (e.g., fire protection, police protection, potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal, storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.), to ensure that the proposed or anticipated uses and/or development will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the property or improvements in the vicinity in which the property is located.
B. Findings for Zoning Code and Zoning Map Amendments. In addition to the findings specified in Subsection A. (Findings for General Plan Amendments), above, the following additional findings shall be made for all Zoning Code and Zoning Map amendments.
1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plan(s).
2. For Zoning Code Amendments only, the proposed amendment is internally consistent with other applicable provisions of this Zoning Code.
3. For Zoning Map Amendments only, the affected site is physically suitable in terms of design, location, shape, size, operating characteristics, and the provision of public and emergency vehicle (e.g., fire and medical) access and public services and utilities (e.g., fire protection, police protection, potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal, storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.), to ensure that the requested zoning designation and the proposed or anticipated uses and/or development will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the property or improvements in the vicinity in which the property is located.
C. Failure to Make Findings. The review authority shall deny the amendment when it fails to make any one or more of the required findings. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)