A. Applicability:
1. An amendment to the general plan may be initiated by any property owner or any person residing in the county, the commission, the county council, the county manager, or the CDD or designated planning staff member (the "applicant"), by filing an application consistent with subsection C of this section.
2. If such amendment is approved pursuant to subsection C of this section, the applicant may file an application for development approval authorizing such development if such development is consistent with the general plan amendment as approved by the county council.
B. Submission: An application for amendment to the general plan or general plan land use map may be filed with the CDD or designated planning staff member on a form established by the CDD or designated planning staff member.
C. Procedures For Amending General Plan Text Or General Plan Land Use Map:
1. The applicant shall submit an application on a form approved by the CDD or designated planning staff member, and shall pay the required fee. The applicant shall include sufficient information with the application to describe in appropriate detail the nature of the application and justification for such amendment.
2. The CDD or designated planning staff member shall prepare a report prior to meeting with the commission in which the request will be considered, indicating the effect of the proposed amendment on the future growth of the Snyderville Basin specifically and the county in general, and the existing goals, objectives and policies of the general plan, and listing any revisions to this title that would be needed to implement the proposed amendment.
3. Prior to recommending the adoption, rejection or revision of any general plan amendment, the commission shall hold a public hearing in accordance with the procedures in Utah Code Annotated, section 17-27-304, after receiving the report of the CDD or designated planning staff member and providing reasonable notice. The CDD or designated planning staff member shall cause reasonable notice of the hearing to be published.
4. After the commission has issued its recommendation, the CDD or designated planning staff member shall submit a copy of the general plan amendment, the recommendation of the commission, the report of the CDD or designated planning staff member, any proposed revisions to the general plan amendment, and the transcripts of the proceedings before the commission and its recommendation to the county council. Following receipt of a certified copy of the general plan amendment from the commission, the county council shall schedule a public hearing to decide whether to adopt the amendment. The CDD or designated planning staff member shall cause reasonable notice to be published. The county council shall consider the proposed amendment and the recommendation of the commission pursuant to the procedures established in Utah Code Annotated, section 17-27-304. The county council shall approve the amendment, approve the amendment with modifications or reject the proposed amendment. The county council may approve a general plan amendment only upon the affirmative vote of a majority of its total membership. If the county council approves the proposed amendment, as submitted or as modified, the county council shall adopt the amendment by ordinance specifically referencing the same and shall cause to be affixed to the amendment the signature of the chairman of the county council.
D. Criteria For Approval Of A General Plan Amendment: No amendment to the general plan may be recommended by the commission or approved by the county council unless such amendment is consistent with the other goals, objectives and policies of the general plan and the land use plan maps. In considering an amendment to the general plan, the commission and the county council shall consider the following, among others:
1. The proposed amendment will not affect the existing character of the surrounding area in an adverse or unreasonable manner;
2. The amendment is consistent with the general plan land use map, the goals, objectives and policies of the general plan and neighborhood planning area plans, and the program for resort and mountain development established in chapter 1 of this title;
3. The amendment is consistent with the uses of properties nearby;
4. The property for which the amendment is proposed is suitable for the intensity of use which will be permitted on the property if the amendment is allowed;
5. The removal of the then existing restrictions will not unduly affect nearby property; and
6. The public health, safety and welfare will not be adversely impacted by the proposed amendment.
E. Effect Of General Plan Amendment: From and after the effective date of a general plan amendment approved by the county council, no amendments shall be made to this title, nor shall any development permit be approved or approved with conditions, unless such amendments, approvals and conditions are consistent with the adopted general plan or portion thereof as amended. (Ord. 708, 12-10-2008)