Sec. 650.401. - General; Public participation.

Unless another procedure is authorized by State law, all amendments to the comprehensive plan shall be made only as provided in this Part. It is the intent of the Council that the public participate in the comprehensive plan amendment process to the fullest extent possible. The impact of the comprehensive plan and amendments thereto upon the City and its inhabitants requires that they be given every opportunity to participate in the process leading to the adoption of amendments to the comprehensive plan in an effective manner and that real property owners in the City be given public notice of official actions which will regulate the use of their property. The procedures specified in this Section are prescribed in order to obtain this public participation. The provisions of this Section are the minimum requirements towards this end and do not preclude additional public hearings and other activities for public participation; provided, that the mailing of individual notices to persons owning real property within the area covered by the comprehensive plan or portion thereof shall not be done unless specifically required by this Section. (Ord. 91-1016-425, § 8; Ord. 92-513-515, § 1; Ord. 2002-714-E, § 2; Ord. 2010-216-E, § 9; Ord. 2014-108-E , § 1)