Chapter 18.130
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Sections:

18.130.010    Comprehensive plan adopted.

18.130.010 Comprehensive plan adopted.

(A) The Cornelius comprehensive plan was adopted in July 1978, revised in 1984 and 1988 and amended in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

(B) The city recorder shall endorse the number of Ordinance No. 808, and the date of its adoption upon a copy of the comprehensive plan, which shall be kept on file in the office of the community development director as the official copy of the plan. All amendments to the plan shall be by ordinance, and the ordinances shall be endorsed upon the official comprehensive plan of development on file in the office of the city recorder.

(C) Amendment. The city council (the council) shall adopt and may from time to time amend and revise the comprehensive plan for the use of some or all of the land within the city. The plan may be adopted and revised in whole or in part.

(D) Approval Criteria. No comprehensive plan amendment shall be approved unless findings are made to support the following conclusions demonstrating conformance to state and local law.

(1) The proposed plan and amendments shall conform to the requirements of the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals, and applicable administrative rules of the State Land Conservation and Development Commission.

(2) The proposed amendments shall comply with all other applicable laws, rules and regulations of the state, city and other governmental agencies having jurisdiction over land use regulation within the city.

(3) The proposed amendment shall address the criteria identified in Chapter 1 of the city comprehensive plan.

(E) Amendment Procedures.

(1) An amendment to the text or the map of the comprehensive plan may be initiated by the council, the planning commission or by application of a property owner, or his or her authorized agent.

(2) Application for amendment by a property owner or his or her authorized agent shall be filed on forms prescribed by the community development director and available from the community development department. The application shall be accompanied by a fee for related services incurred by the city in the processing of the application.

(3) The fees and deposits to be paid by the applicant requesting an amendment to the text or land use map of the comprehensive plan may be established or amended by resolution of the council.

(F) Public Hearing.

(1) Before taking final action on a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing. After the public hearing before the planning commission, the council shall hold a public hearing to consider the written report and recommendation of the planning commission relative to the proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing shall be given in accordance with the requirements of CMC 18.15.030.

(2) The planning commission and the council may recess their hearing in order to obtain additional information or to provide for further notice of the proceedings. Upon recessing, the planning commission or the council shall announce the time and date when the hearing will be resumed. Any continued public hearing must be to a date certain and be not more than 40 days from the date on which the meeting was continued. The hearing before the council shall be not more than 40 days after the written report and recommendation of the planning commission is filed with the community development director. [Ord. 671 § 1, 1987; Ord. 810, 2000; Code 2000 § 11.30.80; Ord. 841 Exh. 2, 2003; Ord. 2016-011 § 1 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 2020-05 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020.]