16.89.020 Description and Summary of Processes.

All land use and development applications shall be decided by using the procedures contained in this Chapter. Specific procedures for each type of permit are contained in Sections 16.89.030 through 16.89.060. The procedure type assigned to each permit governs the decision-making process for that permit. Additional requirements may be found in the individual chapters governing each permit type. The four types of procedure are described below. Table 16.89.020 lists the City’s land use and development applications and their required procedures.

   A.   Type I Procedure (Ministerial). Type I decisions are made by the Planning Director without public notice and without a public hearing. The Type I procedure is used when there are clear and objective approval criteria or provisions and applying those criteria or provisions requires no use of discretion. The appeal of a Type I Planning Director’s decision is heard by the Planning Commission.

   B.   Type II Procedure (Administrative). Type II decisions are made by the Planning Director with public notice and an opportunity for a public hearing. The appeal of a Type II decision is heard by the Planning Commission.

   C.   Type III Procedure (Quasi-Judicial/Legislative). Type III decisions are made by the Planning Commission after a public hearing, with appeals reviewed by the City Council. Type III procedures generally use discretionary approval criteria.

   D.   Type IV procedure (Council Decision). Type IV decisions generally apply to legislative matters, but include certain other applications as well. Legislative matters involve the creation, revision, or large-scale implementation of public policy (e.g., adoption of land use regulations, zone changes, and comprehensive plan amendments that apply to entire districts). Type IV matters are considered initially by the Planning Commission with final decisions made by the City Council. Annexations and certain quasi-judicial applications are also processed under the Type IV process. (Ord. 1080, 2001; Ord 1237, 2007; Ord. 1514, 2019)

TABLE 16.89.020
Land Use and Development Application Procedures

Application Type	Process Type	Notice Radius (Feet)	Neighborhood Meeting Required
Access permit to public street	I	n/a	No
Administrative Review	I	n/a	No
Administrative Review	II	100	No
Amendments to Zoning Map	IV	500	Yes
Annexation, Minor and Major	IV	500	Yes
Appeals	III	200	No
Building Permit	I	n/a	No
Comprehensive Plan Amendment	IV	500	Yes
Conditional Use Permit	III	500	No
Condominium Construct. (less than 6 units)*	I	n/a	No
Food Cart Pod	II	200	No
Interpretation	See Section 16.05.020
Lot Line Adjustment**	II	100	No
Modification	See Section 16.89.090
Non-Conforming Structure/Use	II	100	No
Parking Lot/Paving projects	I	n/a	No
Partition	II	100	No
Planned Unit Development	III	200	Yes
Sign Permit (non-SDR)	I	n/a	No
Sign Permit – Discretionary Monument Sign or A-Frame Sign Permit (16.42.040)	II	100	No
Site and Design Review – Type II	II	100	No
Site and Design Review – Type III	III	500	Yes
Site Plan Review	I	n/a	No
Temporary Permit (16.44.090)	See Chapter 16.44
Temp. Hardship Permit (16.44.100)	II	100	No
Temporary Mobile Food Vendor	I	n/a	No
Subdivision	III	500	Yes
Text Amendment	IV	500	Yes
Variance, Minor	II	200	No
Variance, Major	III	200	No

(Ord. 1570, 2022)

NOTES: * See also Chapter 16.78 ** See also Chapter 16.58.