The City Council shall have the authority to amend the Land Use Plan Map of the Comprehensive Plan in accordance with F.S. ch. 163, pt. II, and the following regulations.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

The general procedure for the amendment of the Land Use Plan Map is as follows:

(A)

FILING OF APPLICATION. Petitions for Land Use Plan Map amendments shall be filed on forms provided by the City and shall be submitted to the Zoning Division. Applications for map amendments of ten (10) or more acres or to a classification that permits ten (10) or more units per gross acre shall be accepted and processed twice per calendar year, with filing windows to be established by administrative policy. There shall be an application fee for each petition for Land Use Plan Map amendment. The amount of the fee shall be set by Resolution of the City Council, as may be amended from time to time. The application fee shall be paid upon filing of the application. Such applications may be filed by:

1.

City Council.

2.

City Manager.

3.

Community Redevelopment Agency.

4.

Any person(s) that own real property within the City.

(B)

PUBLIC NOTICE. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided under Section 18-1534, "Public Notice Requirements".

(C)

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE.

1.

The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hear the application at a public hearing, acting in an advisory capacity to the City Council as the Local Planning Agency for purposes of F.S. ch. 163, pt. II.

2.

The City Council shall hear the application during a public hearing and shall consider the recommendation of the Local Planning Agency in its decision to approve or deny the application. Approval of a map amendment application may incorporate voluntary and enforceable stipulations made by the applicant for the purpose of addressing amendment impacts on the community.

3.

Amendments to the future land use plan map are considered legislative, and need not be subject to quasi-judicial hearing procedure.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

Review and disposition of petitions for amendment to the Land Use Plan Map shall be based upon the consistency of the proposed amendment with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)

(A)

Whenever the City Council has taken action to deny an application to amend the Land Use Plan Map, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall not:

1.

Consider any further application for a change in land use category on all or any part of the same property for a period of one (1) year from the date of such action.

(B)

Whenever the City Council has changed the land use category of any property, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall not consider any application for a Land Use Plan Map amendment on all or any part of the same property for a period of one (1) year from the effective date of the amendatory ordinance.

(C)

The time limits of this Section may be waived by City Council, when such action is deemed necessary to prevent injustice or to facilitate the proper and orderly development of the City.

(Ord. No. 3748, § 3, 10-28-2010)