§ 21.05.040. Procedure for modification.

A.

Review by planning and zoning commission. The planning and zoning commission shall review and make recommendations regarding a proposed modification to the comprehensive plan before the assembly may act on the proposed modification. Before making a recommendation under this section, the planning and zoning commission shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed modification.

B.

Levels of review. The comprehensive plan and its elements were developed around a given set of community attitudes and economic and demographic data and trends. To account for possible changes in these factors, it is necessary to establish a process for plan review and reevaluation. Because this review need not necessarily result in the complete revision of the plan, three levels of review are provided for:

1.

Plan revision. The plan must be reviewed and revised at least once every 20 years, preferably following the decennial census.

2.

Plan reevaluation. A reevaluation of the major trends and policies of the comprehensive plan must occur ten years from the time of its initial adoption. If major deviations from those trends anticipated in the initial plan are not identified, a complete revision of the plan is not required. If major deviations are noted in this reevaluation, a revision of the plan is warranted and shall be initiated.

3.

Plan review. The plan may be reviewed once every five years, or at the time of an areawide rezoning, in order to make it consistent with economic and demographic trends, recent and proposed land use decisions, and adopted studies and plans.

(AO No. 79-208; AO No. 82-33(S); AO No. 82-85; AO No. 85-165; AO No. 2000-119(S), § 5, 2-20-01)