19.12.020 Appeal subjects and jurisdiction.

   Determinations and actions that may be appealed, and the authority to act upon an appeal shall be as set forth in Table 2-1 and in this Chapter.

TABLE 2-1
REVIEW AUTHORITY

Type of Permit or Decision	Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board	Director	Zoning Administrator	Planning Commission	City Council
Administrative Use Permit		Decision		Appeal
Architectural/Design Review	Decision (1)			Decision (1)	Appeal
Certificates of Appropriateness	Decision (1)				Appeal
Certificate of Demolition	Decision (1)				Appeal
Designation of Historic Landmarks on the Historic Resources Inventory	Recommend				Decision
Determination That an Application is Complete Pursuant to Chapter 19.16		Decision		Appeal
Development Agreements				Recommend	Decision
Foothill Development Permit		Decision		Appeal
Fraternity and Sorority House Permit		Decision		Appeal
General Plan, Specific Plan, Neighborhood Plan, Area Plan Amendments				Recommend	Decision
Home Occupation Permits		Decision		Appeal
Interpretations		Decision		Appeal
Land Use and Development Regulations Amendments				Recommend	Decision
Minor Design Review	Appeal (2)	Decision
Mobile Food Vendor Permits		Decision		Appeal
Planned Development Permits	Recommend	Recommend		Decision	Appeal
Regulating plans and circulating plans pursuant to Division VI				Decision	Appeal
Reasonable Accommodation Request		Decision		Appeal
Sign Permits		Decision		Appeal
Specific Plans				Recommend	Decision
Urban Lot Split/Two-Unit Housing Development		Decision		Appeal
Use Permits			Decision	Decision	Appeal
Variances			Decision	Decision	Appeal
Zoning Map Amendments	Recommend (3)			Recommend	Decision
Zoning Clearances		Decision (2)

 

Notes:

   (1)   Architectural/design review decisions and decisions regarding applications for certificates of appropriateness or certificates of demolition rendered by the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board for projects requiring only the issuance of a building permit are appealed to the City Council.

   Architectural/design review decisions rendered by the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board on projects requiring a discretionary permit from the Planning Commission and rendered after referral to the Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board by the Planning Commission are appealed to the Planning Commission.

   Architectural/design review decisions rendered by the Planning Commission are appealed to the City Council.

   (2)   Director decisions are appealed to the Architectural and Historic Preservation Review Board. The Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board decision on an appeal is final.

   (3)   The Architectural Review and Historic Preservation Board shall make recommendations to the City Council regarding the creation or modification of landmark overlay zoning districts pursuant to Chapter 19.37.

(Ord. 2185, Ord. 2374 §3, Ord. 2410 §10, Ord. 2439 §175, Ord. 2440 §8, Ord. 2494, §2, Ord. 2511, §5, Ord. 2519, §7, Ord. 2580, §3, Ord. 2600)