§ 3.6. Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment

A.

Applicability

The City Council may, from time to time, on its own motion, by request of the City staff, or by application from a property owner, may amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the text of the Comprehensive Master Plan or may amend the boundaries shown on the Future Land Use Map, Master Thoroughfare Plan or any other applicable maps contained in the Comprehensive Master Plan.

B.

Application Requirements

1.

Application Required

Any request for an amendment to the Comprehensive Master Plan shall be accompanied by a completed Planning and Engineering Services Department Development Application.

2.

Accompanying Applications

Any request for amendment of the Future Land Use Map submitted by a property owner may be accompanied by an application for a zoning change consistent with requested Future Land Use Map amendment for land within the City Limits.

C.

Processing of Application and Decision

1.

Submittal

An application for an amendment to the Comprehensive Master Plan shall be submitted to the Planning and Engineering Services Department with the appropriate application fees. The City shall review the application for completeness in accordance with this UDC. The City Manager or his/her designee may, at its option, request a recommendation from any other City Department or consultant. The City Manager or his/her designee shall notify the applicant of items requiring correction or attention before providing a recommendation on the application. After appropriate review, the City Manager or his/her designee shall forward a written recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission for consideration.

2.

Commission Recommendation

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the proposed amendment and make a written recommendation regarding a proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Master Plan to the City Council.

3.

Decision by City Council

The City Council shall receive the written recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a proposed amendment and take action on the request.

D.

Criteria for Approval

In considering an amendment to the Comprehensive Master Plan, the following criteria should be considered:

1.

The proposed amendment promotes the health, safety, or general welfare of the City and the safe, orderly, efficient and healthful development of the City;

2.

An amendment to the text is consistent with other policies of the Comprehensive Master Plan, taking into account the nature of any proposed map amendment associated with the text amendment;

3.

An amendment to the Future Land Use Map, Master Thoroughfare Plan or any other applicable maps contained in the Comprehensive Master Plan is consistent with the policies of the Comprehensive Master Plan that apply to the map being amended, taking into account the nature of any proposed land use associated with the map amendment;

4.

Any proposed amendment is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Master Plan;

5.

Any proposed amendment addresses circumstances that have changed since the last time the plan map or text was considered, implements plan policies better than the current plan map or text corrects a mapping error or addresses a deficiency in the plan; and

6.

Such criteria, that City Council finds, in its legislative discretion, to have a substantial relationship to the public's health, safety and general welfare. In utilizing the criteria stated in this subsection, City Council may consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission; and shall direct that any written decision to amend the Comprehensive Master Plan based, in whole, or part, on the criteria stated in this subsection shall include a written description of the specific criteria utilized.