§ 98-102. Procedures for amendments.

Comprehensive plan amendments shall be considered according to the following procedural regulations:

(1)

Property owners or their authorized representatives, who possess written authorization, shall be the only eligible applicants for comprehensive plan amendments, other than the city itself, through its planning division. Applications may be submitted at any time during the calendar year.

(2)

An applicant for an amendment to the future land use map of the comprehensive plan, after such applicant's application has been accepted by the planning division for processing, shall post, on the applicant's property, at the applicant's expense, a sign notifying the public of the intent to seek a future land us map amendment. Such sign shall be posted in the same manner as that provided for zoning amendments, governed by section 98-196.

(3)

An applicant for an amendment to the future land use map shall, at the applicant's expense, prepare for and provide to the city a radius map and a property ownership list in the same form as that required for a zoning change as governed by Charter section 4.07, section 4.07(a)(4) and section 98-193 herein.

(4)

Property owners within a 500-foot radius of the property for which a future land use map is sought to be amended shall be notified of such amendment application, by mail, in addition to any required published notice. The applicant shall bear the costs of notification to all the property owners within the 500-foot radius. The applicant shall bear the costs of published notice in the newspaper unless the city is proposing a city-initiated plan or text amendment at the same time.

(5)

All applications for a land use amendment to residential office designations shall be accompanied by a site plan indicating the items specified in section 98-230 herein.

(6)

Plan amendments that qualify as small-scale development amendments may follow the small-scale review process in F.S. § 163.3187.

(7)

Plan amendments, except as otherwise provided by state law, shall follow the expedited review process in F.S. § 163.3184(3). The city council shall conduct its first public hearing upon recommendation of the planning and zoning board. The city council shall consider such plan amendment applications pursuant to the expedited review process. If such applications are approved, the city council approval shall be by resolution supported by a minimum of five affirmative votes, expressing its intent to adopt such applications. The city council shall conduct its second public hearing at the time of final adoption (second reading) of a proposed ordinance approving an applicant's plan amendment. Accordingly, comprehensive plan amendments shall be adopted by ordinance and become effective as provided by state law.

(Ord. No. 802, § 2, 7-13-1954; Code 1960, § 32-5(a); Ord. No. 2406, § 2, 2-23-1971; Ord. No. 2884, § 1, 6-25-1974; Ord. No. 3073, § 1, 5-11-1976; Ord. No. 77-49, § 1, 4-12-1977; Ord. No. 78-33, § 1, 3-28-1978; Ord. No. 82-142, § 1, 10-12-1982; Ord. No. 85-33, § 1, 3-26-1985; Ord. No. 85-79, § 1, 6-11-1985; Ord. No. 85-80, § 1, 6-11-1985; Ord. No. 87-41, § 1, 6-9-1987; Ord. No. 88-19, §§ 1—3, 2-23-1988; Ord. No. 89-19, § 1, 2-28-1989; Ord. No. 91-120, § 1, 11-26-1991; Ord. No. 91-125, § 1, 12-10-1991; Ord. No. 93-30, § 1, 4-13-1993; Ord. No. 94-33, § 1, 4-12-1994; Ord. No. 94-113, § 1, 12-13-1994; Ord. No. 99-42, § 4, 2-23-1999; Ord. No. 2014-14, § 1, 3-11-2014)