(A)
Subsequent to initial adoption of a zoning ordinance, all proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance or zoning map shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board for review and comment. If no written report is received from the Planning and Zoning Board within 30 days of referral of the amendment to that Board, the Board of Aldermen may proceed in its consideration of the amendment without the Planning Board report. The Board of Aldermen is not bound by the recommendations, if any, of the Planning and Zoning Board.
(B) The Planning and Zoning Board shall advise and comment on whether the proposed amendment is consistent with any comprehensive plan that has been adopted and any other officially adopted plan that is applicable. The Planning Board shall provide a written recommendation to the Board of Aldermen that addresses plan consistency and other matters as deemed appropriate by the Planning and Zoning Board, but a comment by the Planning and Zoning Board that a proposed amendment is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan shall not preclude consideration or approval of the proposed amendment by the governing board.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)