3.19.4 Action by the Planning Commission

1. Before making any recommendation on a text amendment, the Planning Commission shall consider any recommendations from the Planning Director, or designee, and shall conduct a public hearing where interested parties may be heard.

2. Notice and public hearing requirements shall be in accordance with paragraph 3.2.5, Notice and Public Hearings.

3. The Commission shall make its recommendation within 90 days of its initial public hearing unless the text amendment is granted expedited status.

4. When a recommendation is not made within the time periods established in this section, the governing body may process the request without a Commission recommendation.

If the applicant makes significant changes to the application for a text amendment after the Commission has made its recommendation, the Planning Director, or designee, may refer the modified request back to the Commission for an additional public hearing.

1. If the governing body has set an expedited hearing concerning a request, in accordance with paragraph 3.19.5B, Expedited Hearing, a public hearing before the Commission shall be held at the first available hearing date or prior to the hearing before the governing body.

2. The Planning Commission may not continue, nor may a deferral be granted for, a request that is subject to an expedited public hearing.