(a)

Amendments, initiation. The city council or planning commission may, upon its own motion, initiate a request to amend the text or the district boundaries of this Code. The procedural requirements of this section shall not apply to such proposed amendments except to the extent required by state statute. Any person owning real estate within the city may initiate a request to amend the district boundaries on their own property or text of this Code so as to affect the said real estate.

(b)

Procedure. An application for an amendment requires a public hearing and shall be processed pursuant to the provisions outlined in subsection 4-30(c) of this Code.

(c)

Criteria. The planning commission and city council shall consider possible effects of the proposed amendment. Its judgment shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors:

(1)

The character of the area has changed to warrant consideration of an amendment.

(2)

The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official city comprehensive plan.

(Ord. No. 2012-05, § 1, 5-29-2012)