San Marcos Development Code 9.1.2020

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Development Procedures

neighborhood presentation meeting in accordance with Section 2.3.1.1. 2. Upon acceptance of an application for a zoning map amendment the Responsible Official shall provide a notice of application in accordance with Section 2.3.2.1. 3. The Responsible Official shall provide posted notice and personal notice of all required public hearings at least 17 days before the hearing in accordance with Section 2.3.2.1 except for City Initiated changes where notice shall be provided in accordance with Table 2.1. 4. The Responsible Official shall review an application for zoning map amendment in accordance with the criteria in Section 2.5.1.4 and provide a report and recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The report shall include guidance from public safety agencies regarding the ability to serve the subject property. 5. The Responsible Official shall also provide a report and any recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council when the City Council considers the proposed zoning map amendment. 1. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing on the application in accordance with Section 2.3.3.1. 2. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation regarding the application for a zoning map amendment to the City Council. 3. The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend approval or denial of the application for a zoning map amendment or, subject to consent of the owner, such other less intense zoning district classification. 4. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, on its own motion, or at the applicant’s request, defer its recommendation or decision and table the request to a date certain that is not more than ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the public hearing, to consider other information or proposed modifications to the request

which may have a direct bearing on the recommendation or decision. 5. If the Planning and Zoning Commission elects to table the request, the tabling shall specifically state the meeting date at which the request shall reappear on the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, and further notice in the newspaper, to the property owner, and to surrounding property owners shall not be required. 1. The City Council shall consider an application for a zoning map amendment at its public hearing no sooner than seven days after the date of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation. 2. The City Council should consider the criteria in Section 2.5.1.4 and may vote to approve or deny the specific proposed zoning map amendment or, subject to consent of the owner, such other less intense zoning district classification. 3. A decision of the City Council reclassifying land to a different zoning district shall be in the form of an ordinance that amends the City’s official zoning map. 4. A zoning map amendment is subject to a super majority vote of the City Council when applicable in accordance with Section 2.2.4.2. 5. The City Council may, on its own motion, or at the applicant’s request, defer its recommendation or decision and table the request for not more than ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the public hearing, to consider other information or proposed modifications to the request which may have a direct bearing on the recommendation or decision. 6. If the City Council elects to table the request, the tabling shall specifically state the meeting date at which the request shall reappear on the City Council agenda, and further notice in the newspaper, to the property owner, and to surrounding property owners shall not be required. (Ord. No. 2020-60, 9-1-2020)

C. City Council Action

B. Planning and Zoning Commission Action.

(Ord. No. 2020-60, 9-1-2020)

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Amended: September 1, 2020 San Marcos Development Code