(a) Within 30 days following the public hearing on the application, unless an extension of this time is agreed to by the applicant, the Planning Commission shall take action on the application for a conditional use permit and transmit its action to City Council.
(1) Approval. The Planning Commission may approve or approve with conditions the application for a conditional use permit.
(2) Denial. The Planning Commission may deny the application for a conditional use permit. If the Planning Commission denies the application, the application process ends. Disapproval of the application for a conditional use permit shall include a statement of the reasons for the denial.
(3) Failure of the Planning Commission to act within the time, or an extended period as may be agreed upon, shall at the election of the applicant be deemed a denial of the application.
(b) If the Planning Commission approves the application, the Commission shall, within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the public hearing, transmit the application to the City Council for the Council's confirmation.
(c) Confirmation by City Council. City Council shall: confirm the decision with or without modifications or conditions; refer the application back to the Planning Commission for further study; or deny the conditional use permit, within 60 days after receipt of the Planning Commission's decision, or its failure to act as provided above.
(d) All conditions imposed upon any conditional use approval, with the exception of conditions made applicable to such approval by the terms of this Zoning Code, shall be set forth expressly in the resolution granting the conditional use permit.
(e) In the event that a permit for a conditional use is granted by the Council subject to conditions, the grantee shall, in writing within ten days following such Council action, acknowledge such approval and unconditionally accept and agree to such conditions.
(Ord. 2021-3. Passed 1-25-21.)