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27.08.020 RECLASSIFICATION AND CODE AMENDMENTS REGARDING LAND USE REGULATION.

A reclassification of property or changes in zoning regulations may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning Commission, the Zoning Administrator, by property owners in the case of property reclassifications or by the general public for zoning regulation changes.

Upon City Council approval, an application for a reclassification of four or more parcels may be made without fee by owners of fifty percent or more of all property within an area to be reclassified, where a potential public benefit of such reclassification can be demonstrated.

When the Council makes a reclassification contingent upon receipt of a required permit and that permit is not obtained, the change in zone on the property which had been the subject of the reclassification shall not take effect.