3.19.5 Action by Governing Body

1. Before taking action on a text amendment, the governing body shall consider the recommendations of the Planning Commission and Planning Director, or designee, and shall conduct a public hearing.

2. Except for an emergency moratorium or a short term moratorium of 60 or fewer days (which shall comply with the provisions of paragraph 3.19.6, Development Moratoria), notice and public hearing requirements shall be in accordance with paragraph 3.2.5, Notice and Public Hearings.

3. Following the public hearing, the governing body may approve the amendment, deny the amendment, or send the amendment back to the Planning Commission or a committee of the governing body for additional consideration.

4. Text amendments, if approved, shall only have applicability within the jurisdiction of the governing body that approved the change.

1. The governing body, in situations in which it determines certain standards have been met, may expedite the hearing process on a proposed or prospective amendment.

2. The governing body may consider a written request requesting an expedited hearing process. The request shall identify and support the reasons for such expedited consideration.

3. In order to grant the request, the governing body shall find that at least one of the criteria below has been met:

a. Deadlines set by the local, State or Federal government for receipt of application for needed funding, designation or other regulations concerning the property make expedited consideration necessary;

b. The prospective text amendment results from an emergency beyond the control of the applicant, such as response to a disaster;

c. The prospective text amendment addresses an urgent matter of public health or safety; or

d. The prospective text amendment addresses issues raised in threatened, actual, or potential litigation against the jurisdiction that made expedited consideration necessary.

4. A hearing before the governing body may occur upon the receipt of a Planning Commission recommendation, or the expiration of a 30-day period, whichever comes earlier.