306.6

SEC. 306.6. INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS. Amendments initiated by the Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors and proposed modifications to text amendments referred to the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 302(d) are not subject to the requirements of Sections 306.1 and 306.5. The Board of Supervisors may designate a proponent for the amendment or modification from among its membership, in adopting its motion. (Added by Ord. 236-81, App. 6/6/81; amended by Ord. 13-26, File No. 251099, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026) AMENDMENT HISTORY Nonsubstantive amendments; Ord. 13-26, Eff. 3/16/2026. SEC. 306.7. INTERIM ZONING CONTROLS. Interim zoning controls may be imposed by resolution of the Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors through the exercise of a legislative rule-making power subject to the procedures and standards and for the purposes set forth in this Section. (a) Purposes. This interim zoning controls process is found and declared to be necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Code as stated in Section 101 herein. The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission are hereby authorized to impose interim zoning controls to suspend temporarily the processing of certain applications for demolition permits, building permits and other land use authorizations which may be in conflict with a contemplated zoning proposal which the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission or the Planning Department is considering or studying or intends to study within a reasonable time. The provisions of this Section will allow time for the orderly completion of a planning study and for the adoption of appropriate legislation. Interim zoning controls are necessary to ensure that the legislative scheme which may be ultimately adopted is not undermined during the planning and legislative process by the approval or issuance of permits authorizing the alteration, construction or demolition of buildings or the establishment or change of uses which will conflict with that scheme. In determining whether to