Ord 2013-035/Amending Chapters 1 through 8 of the Land Development Code to implement the changes made through Ord 2013-16 which adopted the comprehensive plan

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Subpart B - LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE Chapter 1 - DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ARTICLE 3: - UNIVERSAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 8: -TEXT AMENDMENTS DI N'I/tSR1?1 11 i" t '., "i" ANft,:ND11 MN "t"';'' Section 1...3„ „1 ,,. Il,,,,,, eglis1latlive Clhainges to Il,,,,,, and IID lllopirn int Code (a) Amendments. The City Council may from time to time amend, supplement, or change the text of this Land Development Code by a majority vote of its members, unless a different vote is otherwise required by this Land Development Code, the City Charter, or other law. (b) Hearing and Notice. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing on a proposed text amendment in accordance with Section 1.3.3.1 and cause notice of the amendment to be published in accordance with Section 1.3.2.1 for amendments to the following provisions of this Land Development Code: (1) Any provision of Chapter 1, Articles 2, 3 or 5; (2) Any provision of Chapter 4 (3) Any provision of Chapter 6; or (4) Any provision of Chapter 8 The hearing and notice requirements of this Section 1.3.8.1 do not apply to an action of the City Council imposing a moratorium on the acceptance, processing or issuance of development permits or petitions for legislative decisions. (c) Recommendation of Advisory Body. Where required by this Land Development Code, the City Charter, or other law, the City Council shall first consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, together with the recommendations of any other advisory body prescribed by this Code, concerning the proposed text amendment. Where action is required of the Planning and Zoning Commission or other advisory body on a proposed text amendment, the advisory body also shall conduct a public hearing. (d) Initiation of Amendments. Unless otherwise limited by this Land Development Code, a petition for amending the text of the Land Development Code may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission, a board, commission or advisory body described in Chapter 1, Article 2, an ad hoc advisory body appointed by the Council, a responsible official designated in this Code, any citizen or owner of land within the City limits, or any citizen or owner of land within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction (for a regulation that applies to the ETJ). (1) Except for amendments initiated by the City Council, the petition to amend the text of this Land Development Code shall state with particularity the nature of the amendment and the reason for the amendment. (2) A petition for a text amendment may be submitted in conjunction with a development application, approval of which depends on approval of the amendment, but shall in every such instance be decided prior to any action by the City on the development application. (3) The City Council may establish rules governing times for submission and consideration of text amendments. San Marcos, Texas, Code of Ordinances Page 34