25.210.020 Initiation of amendments.
(1) Zoning Map.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, group of individuals, or municipal department may petition for a zone change with the following exceptions:
(i) If the person, firm, corporation or group of individuals does not have legal ownership of the parcel of land under consideration for rezoning, the petition shall not be accepted. All petitions submitted must contain the notarized signature of the legal owner of the property. The legal owner is considered to be the owner of record.
(ii) A person, firm, corporation or group of individuals may not submit, in any one year, more than one petition requesting a zone change from the property’s present zone to another particular zone for the same parcel of land; provided, that within the one-year period, a person, firm, corporation or group of individuals may submit another petition requesting a zone change from the property’s present zone to a zone other than the zone previously requested in the earlier petition.
(b) The City Council, upon its own motion, may request the Hearing Examiner hold an open record hearing on the reclassification of a parcel or parcels of property.
(c) The Planning Commission may initiate a open record hearing on the reclassification of a parcel or parcels of property.
(2) Text.
(a) The City Council upon its own motion may conduct an open record hearing to amend the text, or request that the Hearing Examiner conduct a public hearing to develop a recommendation on a text amendment.
(b) The Planning Commission may initiate an open record hearing to develop a recommendation for a text amendment.
(c) Any resident or property owner within the Pasco Urban Area may petition the City Council for a text amendment. A petition to amend the text does not obligate the City Council to follow through with the petitioned amendment.
(3) City/County Coordination.
(a) All County zoning map amendments within the UGA shall be coordinated with the City prior to change by the County. Coordination shall consist of providing the City with timely notification of proposed map amendments and affording an opportunity to comment. Map amendments shall conform in all respects to the UGA Comprehensive Plan.
(b) Zoning text amendments shall be coordinated between the City and County to ensure that the intent and purpose of the joint development regulations are maintained. Coordination shall consist of providing affected jurisdictions the opportunity to participate in drafting the text amendment through comment and consultation. [Ord. 4496 § 7, 2020; Ord. 4110 § 32, 2013; Ord. 3354 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 25.88.020.]