9-2-17: LOT CONSOLIDATION:
The provisions of this section shall apply to the processing of lot consolidations.
   A.   Authority: The community development director shall have the authority to grant lot consolidations that conform to this code upon filing such consolidation of record.
   B.   Notice Of Application Submittal: Notice that the application has been submitted shall be mailed to the owners of properties within one hundred feet (100') as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll of the county of Los Angeles, or from other records of the assessor or county tax collector which contain more recent and accurate addresses by United States mail, postage prepaid. Notices shall contain a description of the location, a brief description of the proposal, the deadline to submit comments, the date the director is scheduled to make a decision, and information about when and how an appeal may be filed.
   C.   Comment Period: Written comments received by the director during this period shall be considered as part of the staff review. The comment period shall be ten (10) days from the date notice is provided.
   D.   Appeal Authority: Decisions of the director may be appealed to the planning commission. Decisions by the commission may be appealed to the city council.
   E.   Appeal Initiation, Filing, Content: Appeals may be initiated by an applicant, any resident of the city, or any person owning real property in the city aggrieved by a decision of the director. A notice of appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the city clerk upon forms provided by the city. An appeal from decision, determination, or interpretation of the director in the administration of the provisions of this chapter must set forth specifically the error or abuse of discretion claimed by the appellant or how an application did meet or fail to meet, as the case may be, the standards of this chapter.
   F.   Appeal Hearing And Notice: Once filed, the appeal shall be held before the planning commission at their next meeting where the noticing requirements can be met. Appeal hearings shall be noticed in accordance with subsection B of this section.
   G.   Commission Decision: On an appeal from a decision of the director, the planning commission shall consider the matter at a public hearing and may affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the director. If the applicant or any other party as defined in subsection E of this section is dissatisfied with the decision of the commission, they may within a fifteen (15) day time period, appeal the same to the council, in the same manner as an appeal is taken from the decision of the director. An appeal to the council shall be filed with the city clerk. (Ord. 16-1014)