Except as otherwise provided in state law, no mandatory element of the general plan shall be amended more frequently than four times during any calendar year. Each amendment may include more than one change to the general plan.
The limitation on the annual number of amendments does not apply in the following circumstances:
A. Low- or Moderate-Income. A general plan amendment requested and necessary for a single development of residential units, at least twenty-five (25) percent of which will be occupied by or available to persons and families of low- or moderate-income, as defined by state law ( Health and Safety Code Section 50093). The specified percentage of low- or moderate-income housing may be developed on the same site as other residential units pro-posed for development, or on another site(s) encompassed by the general plan, in which case the combined total number of residential units shall be considered a single development proposal for purposes of this chapter;
B. Required by State Law. A general plan amendment required by:
1. A court decision made in compliance with state law (Government Code, commencing with Section 65750) (Definitions: "Petition");
2. State law (Government Code Section 65302.3(b)) (Consistency with Airport Land Use Plan); or
3. State law (Health and Safety Code Section 56032(d)) (Comprehensive Development Plans).
C. Optional General Plan Elements. A general plan amendment affecting only optional general plan elements.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)