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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES If the proposed lots fail to meet one or more of the applicable standards, then the applicant must also apply for a variance (See the section ). There are some platted residential lots within the City that are different than the current standards. In reviewing requests for approval of lot splits in such areas, the City is particularly interested in determining that the lots to be created will be consistent with the character of the surrounding area. The narrative should present information to demonstrate that the proposed lots will be comparable to those already existing in the immediate neighborhood. 8. Comprehensive Plan Amendment: The Comprehensive Plan is the primary policy document that guides the development and redevelopment of the City. All community planning decisions are made in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. A change in the Plan requires a formal hearing by the Planning Commission and may also require a change in the property zoning designation. Some Comprehensive Plan amendments may represent relatively minor issues that are different from the letter of the plan, but remain basically consistent with the intent of the plan and its broader policy directives. Other amendments may represent significant changes in major plan elements or policy. Obviously the nature and scope of the narratives in these two cases will vary greatly. The applicants should understand the nature of the proposed amendment and provide both the necessary factual information, the impacts that such changes may have, and pertinent policy justification in support of Comprehensive Plan amendments. Planning staff members are available to assist in identifying issues, examples, and applicable background. 9. Rezonings: In approving a request for rezoning, the City searches for either one or both of the following situations: I) a mistake was made when the original zOQing was approved, or 2) circumstances have changed since the original zoning that now justify a change. The only rezoning that would not require such a finding would be rezoning to Planning Unit Development (PUD) and that process is discussed separately below. Normally a change in the zoning text or map requires a formal hearing by the Planning Commission and two readings (at least two meetings) by the City Council. The applicant should identify and explain the nature of the suggested mistake in current zoning, and/or fully describe the changed circumstances that now justify the requested rezoning. The applicant should also remember that zoning must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. While many rezonings may be inconsistent with the Page 6 of 14