(A) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council for growth, development and beautification of the City in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-461 et seq. and with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the area of jurisdiction.
(B) The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend approval of the General Plan as a whole, or by successive actions approve separate parts of the General Plan corresponding with functional divisions of subject matter, and from time to time, amend, extend or add to the General Plan. Before approval of the Plan or any part, amendment, extension or addition thereto the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold public hearings in accordance with A.R.S. § 9-461 et seq.
(C) After approval of the General Plan, or any part thereof, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit the General Plan recommendations to the City Council for its consideration and adoption.
(D) Upon adoption of the General Plan, or any part thereof, by the City Council, the General Plan shall be the official guide to the Planning and Zoning Commission and to all City departments and agencies for development of the area of jurisdiction.
('80 Code, § 23-32) (Ord. 766, passed 1-20-1959; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2015-023, passed 4-15-2015)
Statutory reference:
Comprehensive plan, see A.R.S. §§ 9-461.05 through 9-461.07