Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

7.16 GILBERT UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
d. Land use.
1) Harmony with land use goals: The extent to which the proposed
amendment is compatible with the land use goals of the General Plan
and avoids creation of isolated uses that will cause incompatible
community form and a burden on services.
2) Site design: Contribution of the proposed amendment to the overall
welfare of the immediate area as determined by the following indicators:
(a) Orientations and configuration of conceptual land uses; (b)
Efficiency of traffic circulation in the area:
(c) Compliance with bufferyard standards; and
(d) Continuity of design with adjacent properties.
3) Environmental: The ability of the community to sustain a balance of
resources, including physical and cultural, to meet the demands of
present and future residents. The applicant shall provide mitigation
measures, when necessary, to address to development's impact on air,
water, land and cultural resources. The applicant shall also evaluate
off-site environmental impacts on the proposed development, as well
as specific impacts the development may have on other sites within an
approximate half-mile radius.
7.2 Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Planning and Zoning Commission is created to provide General Plan analysis and
recommendations consistent therewith to the Council. Its purpose is to review all aspects of
proposed rezoning, Code amendments and other development entitlement requests including,
but not limited to, present and projected growth of the Town, and the relationship of the
development to the surrounding environment and the community regarding land use and zoning.
7.21 Hearings by Planning and Zoning Commission on proposed amendments.
All applications for amendment of the Code shall first be submitted to the Planning and
Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing in
relation to the proposed amendment at which citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall then make a recommendation to the Town Council and
the Town Council may adopt the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation without
holding a second public hearing unless:
A. A member of the public objects to adoption of the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommendation or requests a second public hearing prior to action on said application by
the Town Council.
B. A formal protest has been filed (See: Section 7.11-d) or, if, for any reason, the Town
Council wishes to review the Commission's recommendation, a second hearing shall be
held.
Ch. I, Pg. 358