§ 16-161. Comprehensive plan amendment review criteria.  


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  • During the course of the review of any application for approval of a comprehensive plan amendment, the IDRC shall utilize the following criteria in formulating a recommendation to the planning and zoning commission. The planning and zoning commission shall make findings to reflect the following criteria in making its recommendation of approval, conditional approval or denial to the county council, and the county council shall make findings to reflect the following criteria in its approval, conditional approval or denial:

    (1)

    The amendment shall conform to the vision statement and policy plan of the comprehensive plan and to the Strategic Leadership Plan of the county council;

    (2)

    The amendment replaces outdated information in the comprehensive plan, responds to changed conditions or provides new information which is not included in the comprehensive plan;

    (3)

    The amendment does not conflict with other parts of the comprehensive plan.

(Ord. No. 02-224, § 11, 5-1-2012)