(A) Application completeness. Within 30 days of the date the application is submitted, the Planning Director shall make a determination on application completeness.
(B) Twenty-one-day public comment period. Upon determination of application completeness, notice of project proposal is:
(1) Mailed or delivered to all persons including businesses, corporations, or other public or private entities owning real property within a radius of 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property which is the subject of the proposed land use application as such owners and their addresses are shown on the current assessment roll of the Ventura County Assessor;
(2) Published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the city; and
(3) Posted in conspicuous places on the property affected, in accordance with City Council Resolution 3404.
(C) Design Review Committee. Within 30 days of application completeness, the Design Review Committee shall act to review public comments, and approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the plans and drawings, or shall request the applicant to make revisions. Failure of the Committee to act within 30 days shall be deemed approval of the application, unless the applicant consents in writing to an extension of time.
(D) Decision. The Planning Director or designee shall render the decision and notify the applicant of the decision in writing.
(E) Appeal period. Within ten calendar days of the date of the rendering of the decision, the decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 1104, passed 7-19-04; Am. Ord. 1305, passed 10-7-20)