Chapter 17.916 — PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS

A. Initiation of amendments. The planning director, planning and design commission, or the city council may initiate text amendments to this title. The planning and design commission or the city council may initiate a rezoning amendment to this title.

B. Commission review. An amendment to this title is subject to review at the commission level by the planning and design commission. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall forward its recommendation to the city council or, if no motion to approve a recommendation receives enough votes to pass, shall forward to the city council a report of the votes taken on the amendment.

C. Council review and decision. An amendment to this title is subject to review and decision at the council level upon receipt of the recommendation or report of the planning and design commission.

D. Decision. The city council may adopt the amendment to this title based on findings as stated below. The city council may modify the amendment from what was recommended or reported by the planning and design commission as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to support adoption:

1. Findings for text amendments:

a. As amended, this title complements, supports, and facilitates the implementation of the goals, policies, and other provisions of the general plan and the city's specific plans and transit village plans; and

• b. The amendment promotes the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the city.

2. Findings for rezoning and prezoning amendments:

a. The rezoning or prezoning is consistent with the applicable general plan land use designation, use, and development standards; the goals, policies, and other provisions of the general plan; and any applicable specific plan or transit village plan; and

b. The amendment promotes the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the city.

E. Action to be taken by ordinance. An amendment to this title is a legislative action and is made by ordinance. (Ord. 2024-0051 § 36; Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

Designation of property as a planned unit development and the adoption or amendment of a planned unit development schematic plan or development guidelines may be initiated by the planning and design commission or the city council as provided in chapter 17.452, and are subject to the same procedural requirements that apply to property-owner requests for these legislative approvals set forth in section 17.808.230. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)

A. Interim ordinances. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the city council may adopt an interim ordinance imposing additional or alternative processes, rules, regulations, requirements, or prohibitions on any permits or uses that are the subject of a contemplated general plan, specific plan, transit village plan, or zoning amendment or regulation that the city council or the planning agency is considering or studying or intends to consider or study within a reasonable time. Adoption of the interim ordinance under this section shall not be subject to the procedures otherwise required for adoption of an amendment to this title, including noticed public hearings before the planning

and design commission and the city council. The interim ordinance may be adopted as an emergency measure under subsection g.2 of section 32 of the city charter or as a regular ordinance.

B. Interim ordinances prohibiting uses. The city council may adopt an interim ordinance, as either an emergency measure under subsection g.2 of section 32 of the city charter or as a regular ordinance, prohibiting any use that may be in conflict with a contemplated general plan, specific plan, transit village plan, or zoning amendment or regulation that the city council or the planning agency is considering or studying or intends to consider or study within a reasonable time. Adoption of the interim ordinance under this section shall not be subject to the procedures otherwise required for adoption of an amendment to this title, including noticed public hearings before the planning and design commission and the city council, and shall be subject to section 65858 of the Government Code. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)