(A) Permit required. As per most current codes.
(B) Fee required. As per most current codes or as amended by resolution.
(C) Planning Review.
1. Permit applications: All permit applications shall be reviewed by the City Planner to determine whether the proposed work is in conformance with Title 5 of this code and whether any Title 5 requirements are to be included in the permit terms and conditions.
2. Written Appeal: City Planner determination. If the permit applicant or any other person is not satisfied with the City Planner’s determination, written appeal must be filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission, or the City Clerk in the Secretary’s absence, within ten days of the City Planner’s determination. The appeal must set forth the specific reasons why the appellant believes the determination to be incorrect. The City Planner or the Secretary to the Planning Commission is authorized under § 5-6-6
(A) of this code to set the public hearing for the appeal.
3. Written Appeal: Planning Commission’s decision. If the appellant or any other person is not satisfied with the Planning Commission’s decision, written appeal must be filed with the City Clerk within ten days of the Planning Commission’s decision. The appeal must set forth the specific reasons why the appellant believes the decision to be incorrect. Upon receipt of the appeal, the City Clerk shall direct the Planning Commission to submit a report to the City Council setting for the Planning Commission’s action, the findings upon which the action was based, and a summary of the evidence which supports each of the findings and responding to the appellant’s specific reasons set forth in his or her appeal. Upon receipt of the Planning Commission’s report, the City Clerk is authorized under § 5-6-6(A) of this code to set the public hearing for the appeal.
4. Determination or Decision not Appealed: Any determination or decision not appealed within the time specified and the decision of the City Council shall be final and conclusive as to the zoning issues and matters covered in that determination or decision. Such zoning issues and matters which are made a part of the permit terms and conditions may not later be appealed to the Board of Appeals under any code referred to in this title.
5. Judicial Review: The time to appeal a decision of the City Council pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6 as currently enacted.
(Ord. 650, passed 4-18-2023)