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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4439 " RESOLUTION NO. 4439 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN. WHEREAS, on January 8, 1974, the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, by Resolution No. 840, recommended the adoption of a procedure for adopting and amending the General Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: 1. DEFINITION: The term "General Plan" as used in the following sections shall include the General Plan or any part or element thereof or any amendment to such plan or any part or element thereof. 2. EXCLUSIVE METHOD OF ADOPTION: The General Plan shall be adopted or amended in the manner provided in this resolution. 3. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS: a. The Planning Commission or City Council upon its own motion may initiate proceedings to amend the General Plan. b. Any interested person may file an application for an amendment to the General Plan. c. Before accepting for filing any application for an amendment to the General Plan, the City shall, for the purpose of defraying the expenditures incidental to the proceedings described herein, charge and collect a fee as may be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council. d. Application forms shall be in a form and content approved and shall be obtained from, and when completed, submitted -1- 4439 to the Planning Department. 4. ZONE CHANGE PRECEDED BY GENERAL PLAN: A two-week period of time shall be provided between the adoption or amendment of the General Plan or element thereof and a proposal for rezoning for the purpose of bringing the zoning into consistency with the General Plan. 5. CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHANGE: All proposed changes in the General Plan shall be evaluated in regard to environmental impact and consistency with the balance of the document. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD QUARTERLY: Public hearings for amending the General Plan shall be held quarterly in July, October, January and April. General Plan changes filed during each pertinent quarter shall be announced at the first Planning Commission meeting after the end of the quarter and shall have a public hearing at the second Planning Commission meeting. 7. PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEDURE: a. The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing before approving a General Plan. b. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing. The notice shall be published at least once in the official newspaper. c. In addition to notice by publication, the City may give notice of the hearing in such other manner as it may deem necessary or desirable. d. Any hearing may be continued from time to time. e. The approval by the Planning Commission of the -2- 4439 General Plan shall be by resolution of the Commission carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of its total voting members. f. The Planning Commission upon the adoption of a resolution approving the General Plan shall transmit said resolution to the City Council. 8. CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURE: a. Before adopting a General Plan the City Council shall hold at least qne public hearing. b. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given in the same time and manner provided for the giving of notice of the hearing by the Planning Commission. c. In addition to notice by publication, the City may give notice of the hearing in such other manner as it may deem necessary or desirable. d. Any hearing may be continued from time to time. e. In adopting a General Plan which has been approved by the Planning Commission, the City Council shall not make any changes or additions until the proposed change or addition has been referred to the Planning Commission for a report and a copy of the report has been filed with the City Council. Failure of the Planning Commission to report within forty (40) calendar days after the reference shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed change or addition. It shall not be necessary for the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing on such proposed change or addition. -3- 4439 f. The adoption of the General Plan shall be by resolu- tion of the City Council. g. The General Plan shall be endorsed by the City Council to show that it has been adopted by the City Council. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 2nd day of July , 1974, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Gilb, Lauber, Saelid and Scott NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Helms IJJkt;'~ k ;:;~ City Cler of the Ci1:y of Arcad1a SIGNED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of July , 1974. ~~ ~-~~~ M yor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ~U7~d/7L~ C1ty Clerk -'(SEAL) , -' "', ' ::-:-.. --: -4- 4439