Section 25.08.010 General plan.

1. Authority. The planning and zoning commission shall have authority to prepare a general plan of Sioux City and from time to time to prepare amendments thereto, any or all of which the city council may adopt as the "general plan of Sioux City," all in accordance with the procedures set out in this chapter.

2. Purpose. The "general plan of Sioux City" shall be defined as the entire general plan or any part thereof or any plan or policies subsidiary, or related thereto or a part thereof, adopted by the city council by resolution, together with such amendments thereto as may be adopted from time to time.

Upon adoption, the general plan shall be considered an official statement of the policy of Sioux City with respect to the existing and developing character of various areas of the city; the proper objectives, standards and direction for future maintenance, growth and development of the city; the means to be employed to protect existing character or development and to encourage future development that will be in the best interests of the city; and the actions and programs to be undertaken by the city with respect to its future maintenance and development.

3. Plan Development. The planning and zoning commission, with the assistance of the department of planning, shall exercise the powers and duties delegated to it by Subchapter II of Chapter 25.06 of this title in the continuing development and revision of the general plan. The process of plan development is not readily adaptable to rigid procedures, but the planning and zoning commission and the department of planning, in developing a plan, shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain the views, comments and criticisms of interested departments, agencies, organizations, groups, firms and residents of the city. In addition, the planning and zoning commission, prior to making any recommendation for the adoption or amendment of a plan or part thereof to the city council, shall set, advertise and conduct a public hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 25.22 of this title.

When satisfied that a plan, or part thereof, is adequate for official adoption as the general plan of the city, or part thereof, the planning and zoning commission shall transmit such plan or part thereof to the city council together with any reports or statements deemed necessary to a full consideration of such plan or part thereof. Such reports or statements may include majority and minority positions.

4. Review of Public Projects. Any department or agency of the city proposing to undertake to construct, establish, locate, relocate, remove or alter any building, structure, roadway, street, park or other development or redevelopment project involving public property or public funds which affect the general plan shall, before beginning any work on such building, structure or land, submit a description of the proposed development to the planning director for immediate transmission to the planning and zoning commission. In addition, the city manager shall, before submitting the capital improvement program to the city council, submit such program to the planning and zoning commission.

Within thirty days of any such submission, the planning and zoning commission shall review such proposal or such capital improvement program for conformity to the general plan, and if necessary shall confer with the submitting agency with regard to suggested alterations, and shall transmit its recommendation on such proposal or such program to the submitting agency and city manager, stating the reasons for such recommendation. The city manager shall submit the report of the planning and zoning commission on the capital improvement program to the city council at the time he submits said program. (Ord. S-30424, 1976)