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Community Development
Administrative Use Permits
An Administrative Permit is the City’s application for development permits
that only require approval of the Community Development Director. Decisions of the
Director can be appealed to the Planning Commission and if necessary, the City Council.
Such entitlements include, but are not limited to home occupation permits, second
unit dwelling permits and minor site plan review permits.
Administrative Approval Application Descriptions:
Administrative Approval
The purpose of requiring administrative approval of certain uses is to determine
whether or not a use can be considered a “Permitted use” or as a “Conditional
Use” because of the peculiar circumstances and conditions of the proposal.
Uses which can be treated as a permitted use under the zoning ordinance and acted
upon without environmental review under CEQA may be approved by the Community Development
Director, rather than the Planning Commission or City Council. This is the City’s
basic administrative permit.
Minor Revision to Approved Site Plan Review
Once a site plan review application has been approved by the Planning Commission,
only minor modifications to the approved site plan can be made. The minor revision
to approved site plan review application is utilized by staff to review such modifications
to an approved site plan and ensure that no additional or revised conditions of
approval are necessary in approving any changes to the plan. If staff determines
that additional or revised conditions of approval are necessary, a new site plan
review application will be required.
Minor Site Plan Review
The purpose of the minor site plan review process is to enable the Community Development
Director to review development proposals that do not include major improvements
or renovation and can be considered exempt under the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If a development proposal cannot be considered
for an exemption under CEQA, it must be approved through the full site plan review
process. It differs from the minor revision to approved site plan review application
(as described above), in that a minor site plan review provides the initial review
of a project in which conditions of approval are issued. A revision to an approved
site plan has conditions of approval previously issued by the Planning Commission.
Minor Variance
In certain situations where a full variance is not necessary, a minor variance may
be utilized. The Community Development Director may approve such requests if the
request is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and deals only with small changes in development requirements, such as
with minor setback and side yard requirements. Minor variances are only approved
when an applicant can show that there are special circumstances that prevent the
applicant from enjoying the same land use privilege as surrounding property owners.
Time Extension
This application is to extend the life of a particular development permit. The amount
of time that may be extended is a one time extension of one year from the expiration
date.
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