When and How Title May Be Amended. Whenever public necessity, convenience and general welfare require, the boundaries of the zones established by this title, the classification of property uses therein or other provisions of this title may be amended as follows:

Criteria for Amending.

Initiation of Amendments. Amendments of this title, and the map which is a part hereof, may be initiated by:

Hearing to Be Held—Notice Thereof. Upon the filing of a verified application for an amendment or for approval of a site plan, or upon the adoption of a motion by the City Council or Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall hold one public hearing thereon as required by the State Planning Law for the adoption of, or amendments to, precise plans, and notice of such hearing shall be given as provided in Chapter 17.56.

Resolution Announcing Findings and Recommendations to Council Generally. The Planning Commission shall announce its findings by formal resolution not more than 40 days following the hearing referred to in the preceding section, and such resolution shall recite, among other things, the facts and reasons which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, make the approval or denial of the application for the amendment or site plan necessary to carry out the general purpose of this title, and shall recommend to the City Council the adoption of the amendment or site plan or deny the application.

Notice of Commission's Decision.

Transmission of Record to Council. Within 14 days of rendering its decision, as provided by subsection B, the Planning Commission shall transmit to the City Council, complete records of the case.

Hearing to Be Held—Notice Thereof.

Adverse Decision of Council May Be Referred to Planning Commission. If the City Council proposed an action that is in any way contrary to the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Council may, before final action is taken, refer its findings to the Planning Commission, and request a further report of the Planning Commission on the matter. Failure of the Planning Commission to report to the City Council within 40 days after reference may be deemed to be approval by the Planning Commission of any proposed change.

Action of Council to Be by Majority Vote and Shall Be Final. The action of the City Council on the application for an amendment or site plan shall be by a majority vote of the City Council and shall be final and conclusive.

Copy of Resolution to Be Forwarded to Applicant. Not later than seven days following the adoption by the City Council of a resolution approving or denying an amendment to this title or a site plan, or an appeal, one copy of such resolution shall be forwarded to the applicant at the address shown upon the application, and one copy shall be attached to the file in the case and the complete file returned to the Planning Commission for permanent filing.

Where a change of zone classification is involved in considering a site plan, the adoption of the site plan shall constitute a reclassification of the property to such one or more zones as are designated on the site plan of the property involved, and shall be adopted as an amendment to the zoning map. The details of the site plan shall supersede the general requirements of the applicable zones involved insofar as they apply to the particular site. The new zone boundaries of the reclassified area contained within the site plan shall be indicated on the zoning map together with a numbered reference to the site plan, the details of which site plan shall govern the application of the zoning provisions to such area.

If no reclassification is involved in the consideration of a site plan, the adoption of the site plan shall be processed as, and shall constitute, an amendment to the zoning map to the extent of identifying the area made the subject of the site plan, and the details of the site plan shall apply to the property involved in the site plan in the same manner as where a reclassification is involved.