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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