HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-1367 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to zoning; providing for the proposal of amend-
ments to Title 12, "Zoning", of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code; requiring a notice and hearing, and
specifying the time for a hearing, by the Planning Com-
mission on any such proposed amendment; and amending
Sections 12.76.020, 12.76.040 and 12.76.050 of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1971, the Planning Commission of the City
of Yakima held a public hearing, pursuant to due notice, on the
matter of the proposed amendment of Sections 12.76.020, 12.76.040
and 12.76.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, all pursuant to
a Resolution of Intention previously adopted by the Planning Commis-
sion, and
WHEREAS, as a result of such hearing, the Planning Commission
recommended to the City Council that the aforesaid sections of the
City of Yakima Municipal Code be amended as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, on January 3, 1972, the City Council held a public
411 hearing, pursuant to due notice, on the aforesaid recommendation of
the Planning Commission, as a result of which hearing the City Coun-
cil finds that the proposed amendments would expedite the procedure
for initiating rezone applications and conducting public hearings
thereon without jeopardizing the opportunity for all interested per-
sons to be publicly heard on any proposed rezoning, that the proposed
amendments comply with applicable state laws, and further that the
best interests of the people of the City of Yakima would be served
by amending the aforesaid sections of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code as provided herein, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 12.76.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"12.76.020 Initiation. Amendments of this title may Ike
initiated by: ,
(a) The verified application of one or more owners
of property proposed to be changed or reclassified.
(b) Motion of the City Council.
(c) Motion of the Planning Commission,"
Section 2. Section 12.76.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
0 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"12.76.040 Hearings by Planning Commission. Upon the filing
of a verified application for an amendment, or on the adoption of
a motion by the Planning Commission or the City Council, the
Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing there-
on, and notice of such hearing shall be given as provided in Chap-
ter 12.80 of this title."
Section 3. Section 12.76.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"12.76.050 Time for Hearing. The hearing before the Planning
Commission on an amendment to the official comprehensive zoning
plan hereby established shall be held not later than 90 calendar
days following the filing of an application for such amendment,
or following the motion of the Planning Commission or the City
Council except when said hearing is upon a motion of the City
Council, in which event the hearing shall be held at the first
meeting following the 10 day notice of the Planning Commission."
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
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thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by
law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 3rd day of
January, 1972.
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Mayor
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Clerk
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