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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and to comply fully with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and Chapter 1.40 of this code, the filing officer or the permit coordination officer, in the course of processing an application which has been accepted as complete, may request that the applicant supply any additional information needed to prepare adequate environmental documents as identified by any agency with jurisdiction over environmental review of the project.
(Ord. 2312 §19)
If a development project requires concurrent processing of multiple permits, or of one or more permits and one or more other discretionary approvals by the city, and the permit coordination officer determines that one or more of the applications for such a permit or approval are incomplete and requests further information, the applicant shall provide the requested information for each such application to the filing officer within thirty (30) calendar days after the request, unless a different time period has been specified by the permit coordination officer or mutually agreed upon between the applicant and the permit coordination officer.
The provisions of this chapter applicable to a development project for which only one permit is required shall otherwise apply to a development project requiring multiple permits or a combination of one or more permits and one or more other discretionary approvals by the city.
(Ord. 2312 §19)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, when a proposed development project requires the processing of multiple applications for discretionary approvals pursuant to Titles 18 and/or 19 of this code, such applications shall be processed as follows:
A. All of the applications for discretionary approvals for the development project shall be processed concurrently.
B. If one or more of the applications requires final approval by the city council, then final action on all of the applications shall be taken by the city council. In that case, the planning commission shall make recommendations to the city council on all of the applications after reviewing each application in accordance with such notice and public hearing requirements as would otherwise apply. When making a recommendation on a type of application that would be subject to a final decision by the planning commission but for the application of this section, it is intended that the scope of the planning commission’s review shall be the same as if the commission were making the final decision. All recommendations to approve or deny an application shall include a statement of any findings required for the approval or denial of the application.
C. With respect to projects which include an application for site design and architectural review, the council may elect to take final action on the site design and architectural review application concurrently with final action on the other applications, or may elect to refer the final approval of the site design and architectural design to the planning commission, architectural review board or director.
(Ord. 2343, Ord. 2364 §61)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the decision-making body receives all information relevant to its decision. If a decision-making body determines that it lacks sufficient information with respect to any aspect of a project over which it has jurisdiction, the application may be denied. However, action on an application may be postponed if the applicant agrees in writing to provide such information and to waive any time limits within which the application must be acted upon by the city and any limitations on the city's authority to require additional information.
(Ord. 2312 §19)
A. A decision of the filing officer, made pursuant to this chapter and relating to an application which will be considered by either the planning commission or director, may be appealed to the planning commission within ten (10) calendar days of the decision by filing an appeal with the director. The appeal shall state the decision appealed from and the basis of the appeal.
B. Any other decision of the filing officer or the permit coordination officer made pursuant to this chapter may be appealed to the city council pursuant to Chapter 2.80.
(Ord. 2312 §19, Ord. 2364 §62)
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed to:
A. Prohibit a filing officer from rejecting an application for filing when approval of the permit for which the application was submitted will conflict with any federal or state law or regulation or any city ordinance or regulation applicable to the proposed use of the property pursuant to the permit.
B. Prohibit a filing officer from rejecting an application for filing when an existing use or condition on the property proposed for the permit was commenced or created, or is being conducted or maintained, in violation of any federal or state law or regulation or any city ordinance or regulation applicable to the site, including but not limited to any condition of approval or mitigation measure applicable to the use or condition.
C. Require the approval or conditional approval of any application by a filing officer, the planning commission, or the city council.
D. Create or vest in any applicant the right to claim that an application has been automatically approved, or deemed to be so approved, or approved by operation of law or by operation of an estoppel against the city or any city officer, decision-maker, or decision-making body.
(Ord. 2312 §19)