(a) Pre-application Meeting. Prior to the time of making application for a conditional rezoning, the applicant shall schedule a pre-application submission meeting with the City Community Development Director, the City Planner, the City Engineer, the City Building Superintendent, the City Attorney, or their designees, for a preliminary review of the application for conditional rezoning and so that the applicant has a thorough understanding of the process. The applicant shall pay the City's costs and expenses incurred for this meeting.
(b) Offer of Conditions. At the time of making application for amendment of this chapter seeking a rezoning of property, or at least a later time during the process of City consideration of such rezoning a property owner may submit an application for approval of a conditional rezoning to apply in conjunction with the rezoning.
(c) Application. The application, which may be amended during the process, shall include a CR Plan proposed by the applicant and shall specify the rezoning conditions proposed by the applicant, recognizing that rezoning conditions shall not authorize uses or development not permitted in the district proposed by the rezoning.
(d) Notice of Public Hearing. The proposed rezoning with rezoning conditions, together, shall be noticed for public hearing before the Planning Commission as a proposed legislative amendment to the Zoning Code.
(e) Planning Commission Recommendation. Following the public hearing and further deliberations as deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council on the proposed rezoning with rezoning conditions.
(f) City Council Action. Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the City Council shall commence deliberations on the proposed rezoning with rezoning conditions. If the City Council determines that it may approve the rezoning with rezoning conditions, the City Council shall specify tentative conditions and direct the City Attorney to work with the applicant in the development of a proposed CR Agreement.
(Res. 06-285A. Passed 7-31-06.)