§ 3.523. Authorized Applicant.

A.

An applicant for an amendment to the General Plan Map on any property shall be one (1) of the following:

1.

The owner of the property;

2.

One (1) or more of several joint owners of property who own individually or as a group, a majority interest in the property;

3.

One (1) or both of the property owners where property is held in joint tenancy;

4.

Seventy-five (75) percent, or more, of the owners of property in the area covered by the application when the application covers more than one (1) property; or

5.

The Planning Commission or City Council on its own motion at a public meeting.

B.

The applicant for an amendment to change the text of the General Plan shall be any interested party, or the Planning Commission or City Council on its own motion at a public hearing.

C.

An application shall be signed by the authorized applicant or an agent of any authorized applicant when the authority of the agent is in writing, notarized, and filed with the application except applications initiated by the Planning Commission or City Council. The signature of such agent shall have the same force and effect as if the application were signed by the principal.

(Ord. No. 1952, § 3, 7-22-97)