A. Purpose. The purpose of specific plans is to facilitate the implementation of the general plan within designated areas of the city.
B. Preparation. Specific plans may be initiated at the direction of the planning director, the planning and design commission, or the city council, and are prepared, administered, and maintained by the planning director in accordance with policies established by the city council.
C. Amendments. The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate specific plan text amendments or amendments to specific plan land use designations.
D. Mandatory contents. A specific plan contains text and diagrams and addresses all of the following elements:
1. A statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan;
2. The boundaries of the specific plan area and the distribution, location, and extent of land uses, including open space, within the specific plan area;
3. The distribution, location, extent, and intensity of the major components of public and private infrastructure related to transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the plan area and needed to support the land uses described in the specific plan;
4. Standards and criteria by which development will proceed;
5. Standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable; and
6. A program for the implementation of the specific plan, including regulations, programs, public projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out the specific plan.
E. Optional contents. The specific plan may address any other subjects that, in the judgment of the city council, are necessary or desirable for the implementation of the general plan. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)