5-165 Matters to Be Considered When Considering a Rezoning Request

5-165. Matters to Be Considered When Considering a Rezoning Request.

When the Planning Commission is deciding whether to recommend approval or disapproval of a rezoning request and when the City Council is acting on a rezoning request, the Planning Commission and City Council shall consider the following matters:

A. The character of the neighborhood;

B. The zoning and uses of properties nearby;

C. The suitability of the subject property for the uses to which it has been restricted;

D. The extent to which the removal of restrictions will detrimentally affect nearby properties;

E. The length of time the subject property has remained vacant as zoned;

F. The relative gain to public health, safety and welfare by the destruction of the value of plaintiff’s property as compared to the hardship imposed upon the individual owner;

G. Consideration of the recommendations of permanent City staff; and

H. The conformance of the requested change to the Comprehensive Plan. [Ord. 1267, 09-14-09.]