(A) Major or legislative amendments are those which may have widespread and/or significant impact on the neighborhood or community beyond the limits of the specific property. A major amendment may also involve a qualitative change of land use or a spatial change affecting a large area or a large number of properties.
(B) Major or legislative amendments require at least one public hearing before the Planning Commission. If approved by the Commission, the City Council will also conduct at least one hearing prior to making the final decision.
(C) The following criteria shall be addressed by the Planning Commission and City Council, along with any other considerations that may be unique or appropriate to the application being processed.
(1) The proposal shall be consistent with the city's adopted goals and policies pertaining to land use, growth and development.
(2) The proposal shall be consistent with all applicable statewide planning goals, including the urbanization factors of goal #14.
(3) There shall be at least a conceptual development plan for the subject property that is the subject of a request for a zoning or plan amendment, and that plan shall demonstrate the city's and property owner's abilities to provide all needed public facilities, services and utilities to the site, including streets.
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 27.4)