17.100.010 General Procedures

   (a)   Introduction

      This Chapter establishes the regulations for the effective and efficient implementation of the Adelanto Zoning Code. This Chapter contains the procedures for discretionary review of development applications, criteria for acceptance of applications for discretionary actions, standards for processing of applications, and requirements for the notice and conduct of public hearings. The provisions of this Chapter, used in combination with the provisions of subsequent Chapters 17.115 through 17.165, provide for a system of development review that is open to the public and responsive to the needs of the community.

   (b)   Types of Review Procedures in Effect in Adelanto

      Table 100-1 outlines the types of review procedures in effect in Adelanto.

   (c)   Responsible Decision-Making Bodies

      Three (3) hearing bodies shall make decisions on the procedures authorized by the Adelanto Municipal Code as follows:

      (1)   City Council - The City Council shall be responsible for the decisions listed in Table 100-1.

      (2)   Planning Commission - The Planning Commission shall be responsible for the decisions listed in Table 100-1.

      (3)   Planning Director - The Planning Director shall be responsible for the decisions listed in Table 100-1.

TABLE 100-1 REVIEW AUTHORITY
Type of Action	Planning Director or Designee		Planning Commission			City Council
	Authority to Approve or Deny	Advisory to Planning Commission	Authority Approve or Deny	Advisory to City Council Only	Public Hearing Required	Public Hearing Required	No Public Hearing Required
Tentative Tract Maps, Tentative Parcel Maps and associated Design Review		∙	∙		∙
Final Subdivision Map for Recordation						∙
(Note: Final Maps are processed through the Public Works Department)						(Public Works Dept. Processes)
Reversion to Acreage	∙
Lot Line Adjustments	∙
(Note: Lot Line Adjustments are processed through the Public Works Department)	(Public Works Dept.)
Lot or Parcel Merger	∙
(Note: Lot or Parcel Mergers are processed through the Public Works Department)	(Public Works Dept.)
Extension of Time for Tentative Maps and Location and Development Plans		∙	∙
Certificate of Land Use Compliance	∙
Minor Variance- Section 17.140.020	∙
Major Variance- Section 17.135.020		∙	∙		∙
Minor Conditional Use Permit, Section 17.132.020, Appendix A (CUPm)	∙
Conditional Use Permit- Section 17.130.020, Appendix A (CUP)		∙	∙		∙
Minor Location and Development Plan (LDPm) and associated Design Review
Residential- Single-family 1-4 units, second units, Multi-family 1-6 units, hangers less than 10,000 square feet	∙

 

Notes:

1)   All decisions of the Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission.

2)   All decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council.

Type of Action	Planning Director or Designee		Planning Commission			City Council
	Authority to Approve or Deny	Advisory to Planning Commission	Authority Approve or Deny	Advisory to City Council Only	Public Hearing Required	Public Hearing Required	No Public Hearing Required
Commercial
Maximum 50 percent increase in the gross floor area of the existing structure before the addition, or 2,500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less.	∙
1-10,000 square feet of gross floor area (if all public services or facilities available), maximum 4 buildings on a maximum of 5 acres, no habitat, rare, or endangered species	∙
Industrial
Maximum 50 percent increase in the gross floor area floor area of the existing structure before the addition, or 2,500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less.	∙
Less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area (if all public services or facilities available), maximum 4 buildings on a maximum of 5 acres	∙
Location and Development Plan Approval (LDP) and associated Design Review
Residential
Multi-family 7 or more units, 2 or more buildings			∙		∙
Commercial
10,000 square feet of gross floor area or more, more than 4 buildings, more than 5 acres, or if all public services/utilities not available		∙	∙		∙
Industrial
10,000 square feet of gross floor area or more, more than 4 buildings, or more than 5 acres, or if all public services/utilities not available		∙	∙		∙
Temporary Use Permit	∙

 

Notes:

1)   All decisions of the Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission.

2)   All decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council.

Type of Action	Planning Director or Designee		Planning Commission			City Council
	Authority to Approve or Deny	Advisory to Planning Commission	Authority Approve or Deny	Advisory to City Council Only	Public Hearing Required	Public Hearing Required	No Public Hearing Required
Zoning Code Amendment/Change of Zone (See also Section 17.150.020 Location and Development Plan Approval)		∙		∙	∙	∙
Specific Plans and Specific Plan Amendments		∙		∙	∙	∙
General Plan Amendments		∙		∙	∙	∙
CEQA: Negative Declarations and EIRs		∙	CEQA documents are approved/certified by the body having decision-making authority on the proposed project, as defined in this Section.
Redevelopment Projects, Plans, and Reports		∙		∙	∙	∙
Agricultural Preserves and Amendments		∙		∙	∙	∙
Sign Program		∙	∙
Sign Plans- (individual signs/ sign copy)	∙
Landscape Plans	∙
Fence and Wall Plans	∙

 

[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit M, 5/22/13.]

Notes:

1)   All decisions of the Planning Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission.

2)   All decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council.