Processing by the department

(a) Council proposals to revise or amend the general plan, any development plan, or a zoning ordinance. Within 270 days of the adoption of the resolution initiating a council proposal to revise or amend the general plan, any development plan, or a zoning ordinance, the director shall submit a report, accompanied by the proposed ordinance or resolution, to the planning commission. If the director proposes an alternative ordinance or resolution for consideration by the planning commission, both versions shall be attached to the director’s report in a form sufficient for introduction in the council. (b) Council proposal to revise or amend the subdivision ordinance. Within 270 days of the adoption of the resolution initiating a council proposal to revise or amend the subdivision ordinance, the director shall submit a report, accompanied by the proposed ordinance, to the council. If the director proposes an alternative ordinance, both versions shall be attached to the director’s report in a form sufficient for introduction in the council. (c) Extension of deadline. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the director finds that the council proposal involves complex issues that require additional time for review, the director may request a 60-day extension of the deadline as follows. (1) Within the existing deadline, the director shall submit to the council a request for an extension of the deadline and an interim report describing the status of the director’s processing of the council proposal and the reasons that additional time is needed for processing. (2) The council may approve or deny the proposed extension by adoption of a committee report or resolution. If the council fails to take final action on the proposed extension within 60 days after receipt of the director’s request, the extension shall be deemed denied. The city clerk shall advise the director and, for council proposals set forth in § 2-24.1 (1), (2), and (3), the planning commission, in writing of the council’s action on the director’s extension request. If the council approves the extension, the clerk shall also advise the director and, for council proposals set forth in § 2-24.1 (1), (2), and (3), the planning commission, in writing of the new date by which the director’s report and accompanying proposed ordinance or resolution are required to be submitted to the planning commission. (3) If an extension of the deadline is approved by the council, the director may thereafter request subsequent extensions of the deadline in accordance with the procedures described in subdivisions (1) and (2).