20.20.030 Annual docketing criteria.
The city shall use the following criteria in selecting proposals for inclusion in the annual docket of comprehensive plan/neighborhood plan amendments. In order to be included on the annual docket, a proposal must meet the following criteria:
A. The city has the resources, including staff and budget, necessary to adequately and comprehensively review the proposal within the time frame of the annual review process; and
B. The proposal meets one or more of the following criteria:
1. The proposed amendment represents an issue appropriately addressed in the comprehensive plan or in a neighborhood plan;
2. The proposal demonstrates strong potential to serve the public interest by implementing specifically identified goals and policies of the comprehensive plan;
3. The public interest would be best served by considering the proposal in the next amendment cycle, rather than delaying consideration to a future plan update process;
4. The amendment addresses changing circumstances, changing community values, or corrects or updates information in the comprehensive plan or a neighborhood plan; or
5. State law requires, or a decision of a court or administrative agency has directed a change to the comprehensive plan or a neighborhood plan. [Ord. 2011-08-048].