18A.30.090 Timing and exemptions | Lakewood Municipal Code

18A.30.090 Timing and exemptions.

A. The City will consider proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan only once each year, except when amendments are adopted as part of:

1. The adoption of a subarea plan;

2. The adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program under the procedures set forth in Chapter 173-26 WAC;

3. The response to an existing emergency;

4. Amendments necessitated by changes in state or federal laws;

5. The resolution of an appeal filed with the Growth Management Hearings Board or with a court; or

6. The amendment of a capital facilities element that occurs concurrently with the adoption or amendment of the City budget.

B. The Department will accept proposals for comprehensive plan amendments and revisions at any time; however, proposals or applications received after their established due dates will be considered in the next annual amendment review cycle. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]