§ 7.3.8. Action by the board of commissioners.  


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  • At the next scheduled board of commissioners meeting pursuant to the applicant zoning calendar following appearance of the matter on the planning commission agenda, the board of commissioners, after conduct of a public hearing with public notice as required by this article, shall vote to approve the proposed amendment pursuant to this division, approve with conditions, approve to a less intense zoning district or land use category than that requested by the applicant, deny the proposed amendment, defer the proposed amendment, or, upon request of the applicant, permit withdrawal without prejudice. No proposed amendment pursuant to this division shall be approved except by the affirmative vote of four (4) members of the board of commissioners. No zoning decision shall become law unless approved by either the member of the commission representing the district or the super district in which the subject property is located. In the approval of any proposed amendment to the official zoning map, the board of commissioners may impose conditions in accordance with section 7.3.9. For each proposed zoning decision, the analysis submitted by the applicant, if any, the analysis prepared by the planning department, and the record prepared by the planning commission shall be presented in written form to each member of the board of commissioners. A limited supply of said findings shall be available at the public hearing and available upon request to the public. All decisions of the board of commissioners relating to each proposed amendment to the official zoning map shall be made based on each of the standards and factors contained in sections 7.3.4 and 7.5.3 or 7.5.4, as appropriate. All decisions of the board of commissioners relating to amendments to the comprehensive plan maps shall be made based on each of the standards and factors contained in section 7.3.4. Any proposed amendment or any proposed substitute ordinance considered by the board of commissioners shall be presented in written form prior to being voted on by the board, or made a part of the motion.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015)