10.102.090   Changes to an Approved Project.
   A.   Application.
      1.   A development or new land use allowed through a Conditional Use Permit, Minor Use Permit, Minor Variance, Planned Development Permit, Reasonable Accommodation, Relocation Permit, Site Plan and Design Review, Temporary Use Permit, or Variance shall be in substantial compliance with the approved drawings and plans, and any conditions of approval imposed by the review authority, except where changes to the project are approved in compliance with this Section.
      2.   An applicant shall request desired changes in writing, and shall also furnish appropriate supporting materials and an explanation of the reasons for the request.
      3.   Requested changes may involve changes to one or more conditions imposed by the review authority or actual changes to the project (e.g., hours of operation, expansion of a use, etc.) as originally proposed by the applicant or approved by the review authority.
      4.   Changes shall be approved before implementation of the changes, and may be requested either before or after construction or establishment and operation of the approved use.
   B.   Notice and Hearing. If the matter originally required a noticed public hearing, the Review Authority shall hold a public hearing, except for the minor changes outlined below (See Subsection C.), and shall give notice, in compliance with Chapter 10.116 (Public Notices and Hearings).
   C.   Minor Changes by Director. The Director may authorize minor changes to an approved site plan, architecture, or the nature of the approved use only if the changes:
      1.   Are consistent with all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code and the spirit and intent of the original approval; and
      2.   Do not involve a feature of the project that was:
         a.   A basis for findings in a Negative Declaration or Environmental Impact Report for the project;
         b.   A basis for conditions of approval for the project; or
         c.   A specific consideration by the review authority (e.g., the Director, Commission, or Council) in granting the permit or approval.
      3.   Do not involve any expansion or intensification of the use or structure.
   D.   Major Changes. Major changes include changes to the project involving features specifically described in Subsection C., above, and shall only be approved by the original review authority through a new application, processed in compliance with this Zoning Code. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)