HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 6-77RESOLUTION NO.
6-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD RECOMMENDING
SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR AMENDMENT OF MAN-
DATORY ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, Section 65361 of the Government Code prohibits
amendment of any mandatory element of the general plan more fre-
quently than three times during any calendar year, which amendment
or amendments may occur at any time as determined by the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary 'to adopt a systematic program for
amendments to the general plan in order to avert the possibility
that the maximum number of amendments will be reached early in the
calendar year and thereby foreclose justifiable amendments for a
lengthy period; and
WHEREAS, the possibility of reaching the maximum number of
amendments early in the year is greatest for the land use element of
the general plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD that it,be recommended that the City
Council adopt the following program for amendments to the mandatory
elements of the general plan.
1. That all applications for amendment or proposed amend-
ment to any mandatory element of the general plan received from
January 1 to March 31, be processed as one amendment to such element,
in accordance with law..
2. That all applications for amendment or proposed amend-
ment to any mandatory element of the general plan received from
April 1 to JUI~'~31, be processed as one amendment to such element,
in accordance with law.~ _
3. That all applications for amendment or proposed amend-
ment to any mandatory element of the general plan received from
August 1 to November 30, be processed as one amendment to such.-.
element, in accordance with law,
4. That the Planning Cofmnission is authorized to grant
variances from the above program for any particular element of the
General Plan for good and sufficient reason, if the intent and pur-
pose of this resolution are served.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield
a regular meeting thereof held on the l~t day of Februar~ , 1977,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
CommissionersI Haddad~ Banks, Fredericksons prewett,
Van Horn
None
Comm~s-s~oner Davis'
ABSTAINING: None
N, s ion
Cizy of Bakersfield, County of
State of California
,
S ~ o~ssion
anE~ Planningf Director of the City of
Bakersfield