CITY OF HOMER       

        HOMER, ALASKA  City Clerk

 

  ORDINANCE 05-04 

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING  HOMER CITY CODE SECTION 21.70.010, INITIATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS.

 

WHEREAS, Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance/Zoning Code may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning Commission or by an individual requesting an amendment; and

 

WHEREAS, If the Council, a Councilmember or the Planning Commission is requested to sponsor such an amendment the Council, Councilmember or Commission will weigh out the merits of such a request; and

 

WHEREAS, If a member of the public requests such an amendment through Administration or the Planning Department the amendment will be forwarded to the appropriate body for the amendment process; and

 

WHEREAS, Subsection b. appears to be copied from the Borough Code and is certainly more applicable at the Borough level given the area and jurisdictional issues that exist at that level.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

 

Section 1.  Homer City Code Chapter 21.70, Amendment Procedures,  is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

21.70.010 Initiation of zoning ordinance amendments.

 

a. Amendments to the Homer City Zoning Ordinance may be initiated by:

1. The City Council; or

2. The Homer Advisory Planning Commission.

[b. Any person may request a zoning ordinance amendment subject to the following conditions:

1. A zoning map amendment may be requested only by petition from a majority of the property owners in the area concerned;

2. An amendment to the ordinance text may be requested by a petition bearing the signatures of fifty voters registered within the City; and

3. By introduction of an ordinance by the City Council.]

b.c. Except for the extension of existing district boundaries, no change to the zoning map shall be considered which contains an area less than one acre, including the half‑width of any abutting street or alley rights‑of‑way.

 

 


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c.d. Any proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance which is substantially the same as any other proposed amendment submitted within the previous nine months and which was rejected shall not be considered unless introduced by the City Council, or the Homer Advisory Planning Commission.

d. e. The zoning amendment request by an individual(s) shall include the names name(s) and addresses of the requester(s) applicant, a map showing the area involved, the present zoning and proposed zoning, the appropriate fee, if applicable, and any other pertinent information requested by the City. (Ord. 92‑08(A)(part), 1992; Ord. 83‑30 Exbt. 1(part), 1983; Ord. 82‑21 1(18), 1983; Ord. 82‑15 4 (part), 1982.)

 

Section 2.   This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character. and shall be included in the City Code.

 

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA this ________ day of ______________, 2005.                                                                                 CITY OF HOMER

 

____________________________

JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

 

____________________________________

MARY L CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

 

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: 

 

Reviewed and Approved as to form and content:

__________________________                    _________________________

Walt E. Wrede, City Manager               Gordon J. Tans, City Attorney

Date: _______________                              Date: _______________

Fiscal Note: NA