(A) All development agreements shall be considered and approved by the County Commission at a regular meeting. If a development agreement contains any provision proposing to amend the county’s General Plan or land use ordinance, including zoning designation of the subject property, the procedures of the county required for a General Plan or land use ordinance amendment shall be followed, including complying with all noticing and public hearing requirements.
(B) The County Commission shall consider all materials presented and shall approve or deny the proposed development agreement, with or without requirements and conditions and with necessary findings. If approved, the County Commission Chairperson, on behalf of the county, and the applicant shall sign and execute the development agreement, as approved.
(C) Within 14 business days of signature by the County Commission Chairperson and the applicant, the development agreement shall be recorded in the office of the County Recorder, which the recorded agreement constitutes the official document of the county.
(D) The County Commission, in considering a development agreement, may request a recommendation of the Planning Commission on planning, allowed uses or other development matters that may be associated with the proposed development agreement.
(E) In the event that a development agreement is amended after being executed by the affected parties, a notice of amendment shall be sent by certified mail to all property owners with interest in the property as described in the development agreement. Such notice shall at a minimum explain the amendment and provide information about where the amendment may be retrieved from the County Recorder’s office. Expenses for the notice shall be borne by the developer.
(Prior Code, § 8-21-5) (Ord. 13-06, passed 7-2-2013)