§ 152.461. MAP AMENDMENT CRITERIA.

In considering any petition for an amendment to the official zoning map, the Planning Commission and Village Council shall consider the following criteria in making its findings, recommendations and decision:

(A) Consistency with the goals, policies and future land use map of the Village of Pinckney Comprehensive Plan, including any subarea or corridor studies. If conditions have significantly changed since the Comprehensive Plan was adopted, the consistency with recent development trends in the area;

(B) Compatibility of the site's physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features with the host of uses permitted in the proposed zoning district;

(C) The ability of the site to be reasonably developed with one of the uses permitted under the current zoning;

(D) The compatibility of all the potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district with surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature or use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values and local economy;

(E) The capacity of village infrastructure and services to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district without compromising public health, safety or welfare;

(F) The apparent demand for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the village in relation to the amount of land in the village currently zoned to accommodate the demand;

(G) Where a re-zoning is reasonable given the above criteria, a determination the requested zoning district is more appropriate than another district or amending the list of permitted or special land uses within a district; and

(H) The request has not previously been submitted within the past one year, unless conditions have changed or new information has been provided.

(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005)