No. 11OA002 - Ordinance Amendment

A request by the City of Rapid City to consider an application for an Ordinance modifying the procedure for certain amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan by amending Section 2.60.160 of the Rapid City Municipal Code.

LEGAL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Legal and Finance Committee recommended that the Ordinance Amendment to consider amendments to Section 2.60.160 of the Rapid City Municipal Code pertaining to the Comprehensive Plan be approved by adding the following language to Section 2.60.160 and Section 2.60.160(G) as follows:

1.

Requests for amendments to the comprehensive plan shall follow the procedure set forth below or, in the instance of rezoning, such request(s) shall comply with the procedures set forth in Chapter 17.54.040.  Requests for rezoning that comply with Chapter 17.54.040 shall be deemed to have met the requirements for amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.  The Major Street Plan shall take into consideration the practicality and feasibility of the proposed street extensions. The Major Street Plan shall permit modifications, without amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, of proposed street extensions and alignments in instances where the general intent of the Plan is still fulfilled and where such modifications do not create a discontiguous street alignment with existing development. Proposed street extension(s) or alignment modifications that do not meet the general extensions identified in the Major Street Plan shall comply with the procedures set forth below.

2.

If the legal description of a rezoning application is coterminous with a legal description for a concurrent comprehensive plan amendment application, there shall be only one $250 application fee.


PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Ordinance Amendment to consider amendments to Section 2.60.160 of the Rapid City Municipal Code pertaining to the Comprehensive Plan be approved by adding the following language to Section 2.60.160 and Section 2.60.160(G) as follows:

1.

Requests for amendments to the comprehensive plan shall follow the procedure set forth below or, in the instance of rezoning, such request(s) shall comply with the procedures set forth in Chapter 17.54.040.  Requests for rezoning that comply with Chapter 17.54.040 shall be deemed to have met the requirements for amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.  The Major Street Plan shall take into consideration the practicality and feasibility of the proposed street extensions. The Major Street Plan shall permit modifications, without amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, of proposed street extensions and alignments in instances where the general intent of the Plan is still fulfilled and where such modifications do not create a discontiguous street alignment with existing development. Proposed street extension(s) or alignment modifications that do not meet the general extensions identified in the Major Street Plan shall comply with the procedures set forth below.

2.

If the legal description of a rezoning application is coterminous with a legal description for a concurrent comprehensive plan amendment application, there shall be only one $250 application fee.

VOTE: (8 to 0 with Braun, Brewer, Landguth, Popp, Rolinger, Scull, Swank and Weimer voting yes and none voting no)

SECOND FLOOR REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Second Floor Review Committee recommended that the Ordinance Amendment to consider amendments to Section 2.60.160 of the Rapid City Municipal Code pertaining to the Comprehensive Plan be approved by adding the following language to Section 2.60.160 and Section 2.60.160(G) as follows:

1.

Requests for amendments to the comprehensive plan shall follow the procedure set forth below or, in the instance of rezoning, such request(s) shall comply with the procedures set forth in Chapter 17.54.040.  Requests for rezoning that comply with Chapter 17.54.040 shall be deemed to have met the requirements for amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.  The Major Street Plan shall take into consideration the practicality and feasibility of the proposed street extensions. The Major Street Plan shall permit modifications, without amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, of proposed street extensions and alignments in instances where the general intent of the Plan is still fulfilled and where such modifications do not create a discontiguous street alignment with existing development. Proposed street extension(s) or alignment modifications that do not meet the general extensions identified in the Major Street Plan shall comply with the procedures set forth below.

2.

If the legal description of a rezoning application is coterminous with a legal description for a concurrent comprehensive plan amendment application, there shall be only one $250 application fee.