14.22.080 Docketing.
A. In accordance with RCW 36.70A.470, suggested changes to the comprehensive plan which are not specific to any site may be submitted by any individual, organization or general or special purpose government and shall be coordinated by the director. The director shall create appropriate forms for such submittals that require the submittal to address the criteria outlined in subsection C of this section. The list shall be known as the “docket” and is the means to suggest a change or identify a deficiency in the comprehensive plan. An item may be submitted to the docket at any time during the calendar year. There is no fee associated with submitting an item to the docket.
B. Annually, the director shall review such suggestions with the city council and determine whether to direct them to the planning commission for consideration. The city council may decline to consider any item from the docket.
C. Proposed amendments on the docket may be considered appropriate for action if the following criteria are met:
1. A proposed comprehensive plan text amendment addresses a matter appropriate for inclusion in the plan;
2. The proposal demonstrates a strong potential to serve the public interest by implementing specifically identified goals and policies of the plan;
3. The proposal addresses the interests and changed needs of the entire city as identified in the plan;
4. The proposal does not raise policy or land use issues that are more appropriately addressed by an ongoing work program approved by the city council;
5. The proposal can be reasonably reviewed and evaluated, given existing staff and budget resources; and
6. The proposal has not been voted on by the city council in the last three years. This time limit may be waived by the city council if it is demonstrated that there exists either an obvious technical error or a change in circumstances that justifies the need for the amendment.
D. Any item on the docket that is not determined to be appropriate for action may be proposed under ACC 14.22.090, provided it is timely and properly filed. (Ord. 6532 § 24, 2014; Ord. 6172 § 1, 2008.)