The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and general welfare by establishing a streamside development review process to enhance and protect land use near streams. The provisions of this chapter identify and prescribe specific procedures and requirements for the filing, processing and consideration of streamside development review. These provisions shall be used in conjunction with the general requirements and procedures identified in Chapters
19.80 and
19.98 including requirements and procedures for applications, fees, notification, appeals, conditions of approval, modifications, expiration, extensions, revocation and infractions.
(Ord. 2837-07 § 1)
The Santa Clara Valley Water Resources Protection Collaborative
has established criteria for streamside development review known as
the "Guidelines and Standards for Land Use Near Streams." These guidelines
shall be maintained in the department of community development and
shall be available to the public. Minor additions to or deletions
from the guidelines may be made by the director of community development;
major changes require approval of the Santa Clara Valley Water Resources
Protection Collaborative.
(Ord. 2837-07 § 1)
Streamside development review shall be conducted as part of
a building permit plan check process, design review, miscellaneous
plan permit, or discretionary review process.
(Ord. 2837-07 § 1)
The director or planning commission may approve any streamside
development review upon such conditions, in addition to those expressly
provided in other applicable provisions of this code, as it finds
desirable in the public interest, upon finding that the project's
design will conform with the "Guidelines and Standards for Land Use
Near Streams."
(Ord. 2837-07 § 1)