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9.140 Refinement Plan - Pre-a lication Review. ~ 1 } Prior to the f i 1 i ng of an application for a ref i nement plan amendment, the planning commission shall determine if the proposed amendment is a major or minor refinement plan amendment. If the proposed amendment is a major amendment, it can only be initiated by the planning commission or city council. Minor amendments may be initiated under section 9.141. ~2} A person seeking such a determination shall file a written re- quest with the planning department. Within five days of filing the planning department shall mail notice of the request to affected neighborhood rou s . . g P~ } The notice shall sol~c~t written comments resulting from a neighborhood rou meetin . The re uest wi ~ ~ ~ g • p g q •11 be reviewed and classified by the planning comm~s- s~on within 45 days of its f~l~ng. ~3} In determining whether the amendment is a major refinement plan amendment as defined by section 9.1382}fib}, the commission may consider the number of acres affected by the amendment, and the effect of the amendment on the provision of public services and facilities. ~4} Written notice of the commission's action shall be mailed to the applicant and the ne~ghbvrhvod groups} the day after the commission takes action on the request. The decision of the commissian is final. Any ap li- cation far a refinement 1 p pan amendment must be submitted within 90 days of the planning commission's decision. 9.141 Refinement Plan - A lication Process for Privatel Initiated Amendments. An application for a minor refinement plan amendment shall only be considered when; ~a} The commission has classified i t as a mi nar refinement plan amendment no more than 90 days prior to the date the a lica- tion is filed pp ,fib} It is submitted with the required fee set in the manner provided by law; and ~c} It is accompanied by the consent of a minimum of 15 er- p cent of the owners of property affected by the amendment if a specific geographic diagram change is sought. 9.142 Refinement Plan - Cit Initiated Amendments. ~1} Major or minor refinement plan amendments may be initiated by an adopted motion of the planning commission or city council at an time. • y ~2} Such an ~nit~at~on may be at the request of any member of the commissian or council, the staff, or by any other person. ~3} A person may officially request acity-initiated plan amend- ment by consul t~ ng w~ th and filing a wri tten request with the 1 anni n de- artment. The p g p p1 ann~ ng department shall ~ nvest~ gate matters relevant to the request, prepare a report, and submit the report to the planning commission. A copy of the report shall be mai 1 ed or delivered to the person re uesti n the amendment an q g d the affected neighborhood groups} at the same time ~t is delivered to the commission. The planning commission need not hold a ublic heari n on the re uest ~ • • p 9 q The comm~ss~on shall decide whether to ~n~t~ate the request based on the guidelines set out in subsection ~4} below. A decision by the commission not to initiate a requested amendment is final. • ~4} The planning commission and council shall consider the followY Ong guidelines ~n determining whether the city should initiate an amendment Ordinance - 2