A. Upon timely receipt of a written statement under PMC 17.80.051 by an initiating party requesting the council to consider a zoning text amendment that the commission voted not to recommend to the council, the clerk shall place the prepared ordinance on the next regular council agenda and forward the record of the commission’s decision regarding the ordinance to the council. The council shall consider the ordinance in the normal course.

B. Upon timely receipt of a written appeal by the initiating party or property owner requesting the council to consider the zoning map amendment that the commission voted not to recommend to the council, the clerk shall place the request on the next regular council agenda and forward the record of the commission’s decision to the council. The council shall vote on whether an ordinance shall be prepared for council action on the zoning map amendment. The ordinance shall be introduced at the next regular council meeting in normal course and a date established for a public hearing on the ordinance. The clerk shall give notice of the public hearing in accordance with the procedures of PMC 17.80.030.

C. The decision of the council shall be final. (Ord. 614 § 4, 2004)