(A) Upon receipt of a Planning Commission resolution recommending approval or denial of a Development Code text amendment, the City Clerk shall set the matter for hearing before the City Council, notice of which shall be given as prescribed in Chapter 16.204 (Public Hearings) of this Title 16.
(B) At the hearing, the City Council shall review the Commission's recommendation and receive evidence as to how or why the proposed Development Code text amendment is consistent with the objectives of this Title 16, the General Plan, and development policies of the city.
(C) If the Council proposes any substantial modification to the application not previously considered by the Planning Commission, the Council shall refer the matter back to the Commission for consideration. No public hearing shall be required. Failure of the Commission to act within 40 days of receiving the Council's request shall provide the Council with authority to act without the Commission's recommendation.
(D) The Council shall order the amendment of this Title 16 or deny the application or recommendation for the amendment by a majority vote of the City Council.
(E) Following the decision of the City Council ordering amendment of this Title or denying the application or recommendation for the amendment, the city shall give notice of said decision in writing to the applicant at the address shown on the application and to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 1104, passed 7-19-04)