A. Purpose: Legislative actions involve the adoption or amendment of the City's land use regulations, Comprehensive Plan, maps, inventories, and other policy documents that affect the entire City or large portions of the City. Legislative actions which affect land use must begin with a public hearing before the Planning Commission.
1. Hearing Required: The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing before recommending action on a legislative proposal. Any interested person may appear and provide written or oral testimony on the proposal at or prior to the hearing. The City Administrator shall notify the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) as required by the post acknowledgment procedures of Oregon Revised Statutes 197.610 to 197.625, as applicable.
2. City Administrator's Report: The City Administrator shall prepare and make available a report on the legislative proposal at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing.
3. Planning Commission Recommendation: At the conclusion of the hearing, the Planning Commission shall adopt a recommendation on the proposal to the City Council. If the Planning Commission has initiated the action and decides that no action is appropriate, the matter is terminated and the decision is terminated and may not be appealed unless otherwise provided by law. If the City Council initiated the legislative proposal, the Planning Commission shall submit to the City Council a report and recommendation on the proposal.
B. City Council Review:
1. City Council Action: Upon a recommendation from the Planning Commission on a legislative action, the City Council shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposal. Any interested person may provide written or oral testimony on the proposal at or prior to the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may adopt, modify, or reject the legislative proposal, or it may remand the matter to the Planning Commission for further consideration. If the decision is to adopt at least some form of the proposal and thereby amend the City's land use regulations, Comprehensive Plan, Official Zoning Maps, or some component of these documents, the City Council's decision shall be enacted as an ordinance.
2. Notice Of Final Decision: Not later than five (5) days following the City Council's final decision, the City Administrator shall mail notice of the decision to DLCD in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes 197.615(2) and to any party who participated, either orally or in writing, before the Planning Commission or City Council. (Ord. 688, 6-15-1999)