The Planning Commission’s role as part of the Planning Agency shall be as provided in this section and in the internal standing rules adopted by the Commission. The Planning Commission shall have the following functions in the administration of this title and related regulations and policies:
(a) Prepare, periodically review, and revise, as necessary, the General Plan and the accompanying Specific Plans and Area or Community Plans for the County;
(b) Consider and recommend amendment, to the General Plan and the other plans;
(c) Investigate and make recommendations regarding reasonable and practical means for implementing the General Plan and accompanying plans;
(d) Consider and recommend amendments to this title;
(e) Interpret the text of the General Plan and the plans as they relate to this title;
(f) Interpret the maps of the General Plan as they relate to the text of the General Plan;
(g) Develop and maintain any Specific Plans, or any Area or Community Plans, necessary or desirable for the implementation of the General Plan;
(h) Consider and recommend upon applications for Specific Plans, and any Area or Community Plans;
(i) Annually review the Capital Improvement Program of the County for its conformity with the General Plan, any Specific Plans, any Area or Community Plans, and all elements and parts of the General Plan, and provide a report concerning said Capital Improvement Plan to the Board of Supervisors;
(j) Serve as the appellate body for discretionary staff decisions;
(k) Review and act upon referrals or appeals from the Floodplain Administrator;
(l) Act as the advisory agency, as that term is used in the Subdivision Map Act, on Tentative Subdivision and Parcel Maps;
(m) Review and act upon applications requiring public hearings, except those public hearings held by the Zoning Administrator;
(n) Act as the Business License Appeal Board according to the process set forth in Title 12, Chapter 1;
(o) Act as the Historic Preservation Commission, and review and act upon applications as set forth in Title 8, Chapter 8;
(p) Determine that there has been adequate environmental review under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, of all matters the Planning Commission is considering;
(q) Recommend changes to the Local CEQA Guidelines for the County; and
(r) Perform such other functions as the Board of Supervisors may require, including conducting studies and preparing plans other than those authorized by Title 7 of the Government Code.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)