(a) Application. Application to amend the General Plan shall be made in accordance with Chapter 18.10, Level VII, and shall be accompanied by a written description of the proposed amendment and the reasons for the request, and by any supporting information as may be available and appropriate or as may be requested by the Planning Director to process the application. General Plan Amendments for specific properties shall be accompanied by an application to rezone the property to a zone district consistent with the proposed amendment.
(b) Fees. Applications for General Plan Amendments shall be processed on a full cost recovery basis, in accordance with Board of Supervisors resolution.
(c) Processing Agency. General Plan Amendments shall be processed by Planning Department staff or by a consultant working under contract with the Department.
(d) Local Coastal Program Procedures. General Plan Amendments which affect the Local Coastal Program shall be processed in accordance with the procedures of Chapter 13.03 pertaining to Local Coastal Program Administration, as well as the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Environmental Review. A General Plan Amendment constitutes a project subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and shall be processed in accordance with the environmental review procedures of the County’s Environmental Impact Report Guidelines. (Ord. 3323, 11/23/82; 3430, 8/23/83)