All officials, departments and employees of the city vested with the authority or duty to issue permits, certificates or licenses shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall issue no permit, certificate or license which conflicts with the provisions of this chapter. Any permit, certificate or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be void.
(Prior code § 2-12.20)
The chief building official and zoning administrator shall be the officials responsible for the enforcement of this title. The chief building official and zoning administrator, or their deputies, shall have the right to enter on any site or to enter any structure for the purpose of investigation and inspection related to any provision of this title; provided, that the right of entry shall be exercised only at reasonable hours and that in no case shall any structure be entered in the absence of the owner or tenant without the written order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The chief building official or zoning administrator may serve notice requiring the removal of any structure or use in violation of the regulations on the owner or his or her authorized agent, on a tenant, or on an architect, builder, contractor, or other person who commits or participates in any violation. The chief building official or the zoning administrator may call upon the city attorney to institute necessary legal proceedings to enforce the provisions of this title, and the city attorney is authorized to institute appropriate actions to that end. The chief building official or the zoning administrator may call upon the chief of police and his or her authorized agents to assist in the enforcement of this title.
(Prior code § 2-12.21; Ord. 1425 § 1, 1989; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
A. 
Prior to the lapse of any approval granted by an approving body under this title, an applicant or his or her successor may apply to the Zoning Administrator for an extension of the approval for one year. The Zoning Administrator may grant an extension subject to the provisions of this section. No more than two such extensions shall be granted. Further applications for extension shall be processed as though they were initial applications.
B. 
An application for extension shall be accompanied by a fee equal to the current fee for an initial application as established by the city council. An application for extension shall be granted unless the Zoning Administrator determines that there have been either substantial changes in the proposal or that the circumstances surrounding the initial approval have changed. Rather than take action administratively, the Zoning Administrator may forward any application for extension, or any aspect thereof, to the appropriate approving body as though it were an initial application. In such cases the approving body may grant the extension, modify the approval as originally granted or deny the extension in accordance with the purposes and objectives of this title.
(Prior code § 2-12.24; Ord. 2216 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2303, 12/6/2025)
A. 
Public Hearing. When projects under Title 18 of this Municipal Code require a noticed public hearing before a decision on a permit, or for another matter, the public shall be provided notice of the hearing in compliance with Government Code Sections 65090 through 65096, and Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., and as required by this chapter.
B. 
Content of Notice. Notice of a public hearing shall include all of the following information, as applicable.
1. 
Hearing Information. The date, time, and place of the hearing and the name of the review authority; a brief description of the city's general procedure concerning the conduct of hearings and decisions; and information on where an interested person can obtain additional information.
2. 
Project Information. The name of the applicant; the city's file number assigned to the application; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; and a general description, in text and/or by diagram, of the location of the property that is the subject of the hearing.
3. 
Statement of Environmental Document or Exemption Used. If a proposed Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, or final Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the city's CEQA Guidelines, the hearing notice shall include a statement that the review authority will also consider approval of the proposed CEQA determination.
C. 
Method of Notice Distribution. Notice of a public hearing required by Title 18 for a planning permit, appeal, or other matter shall be given as follows, as required by Government Code Sections 65090 and 65091.
1. 
Mailing. Notices shall be mailed at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing. Notices relating to a proposed ordinance or amendment to the zoning ordinance that affects the permitted uses of real property shall be mailed at least 20 days before the Planning Commission hearing. Notices shall include the following:
a. 
Project Site Owner(s) and the Applicant. The owner(s) of the property being considered in the application or the owners' authorized agent, and the applicant.
b. 
Local Agencies. Each local agency expected to provide roads, schools, sewage, streets, water, or other essential facilities or services to the property which is the subject of the application, whose ability to provide those facilities and services may be significantly affected.
c. 
Affected Owners and Tenants. All owners of real property, as shown on the latest adopted tax roll of the county, and tenants located within a radius of a minimum of 1,000 feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing.
d. 
Person(s) Requesting Notice. Any person who has filed a written request for notice with the Zoning Administrator.
e. 
Other Person(s). Any other person(s) whose property might, in the judgment of the Zoning Administrator, be affected by the proposed project.
f. 
The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to extend the radius specified above, at the Zoning Administrator's sole discretion.
2. 
Alternative to Mailing. If the number of property owners to whom notice would be mailed in compliance with Section 18.12.040.C.1 above is more than 1,000, the Zoning Administrator may choose to provide the alternative notice allowed by Government Code Section 65091(a)(4).
3. 
Publication or Posting. Either one of the following, publication or posting, shall be required for all applications requiring public notice:
a. 
Publication Required. Notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing. However, if a proposed ordinance or amendment to the zoning ordinance affects the permitted uses of real property, notice of the hearing before the Planning Commission shall be published 20 days before the hearing.
b. 
Posting Required. As an alternative to subsection C.3.a notice shall be posted at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing in at least three public places within the city, including one on the project site.
(Prior code § 2-5.08; Ord. 2303, 12/6/2025)
A. 
Project Types. The following projects require on-site project notification:
1. 
Projects or applications subject to a public hearing with the Planning Commission or City Council.
2. 
Modification, expansion, or intensification of existing use on a site involving the addition of one or more dwelling units (excluding ADUs).
3. 
Other projects, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
B. 
Content and Placement.
1. 
Required content of the project notification sign includes: project name and application file number (assigned by the city), project address and/or Assessor's Parcel Number(s), developer/applicant name and contact information (phone and email), brief project description, city contact phone number; city website address; and QR code, if applicable (assigned by city).
2. 
When the project involves development, subdivision, or substantial modification of a site or on-site structure(s), a representative project site plan or other image approved by the city shall be provided, unless an exception is granted by the Zoning Administrator based on the nature of the project, site, or application.
3. 
Signs must be placed on the project site at least five feet and no more than 10 feet behind the property line abutting each public street frontage. One sign shall be placed on the most prominent project site frontage, except that for large sites with multiple frontages, or for sites with frontages exceeding 500 feet, the Zoning Administrator may require additional signs to be placed.
4. 
Additional details regarding content and placement may be outlined in the On-Site Project Notification handout.
C. 
Process.
1. 
Once an application has been scheduled for hearing, the applicant shall install the on-site project notification no less than 10 calendar days prior to the scheduled public hearing.
2. 
Within two business days of installing the sign(s), the applicant shall complete the "Certificate of On-Site Project Notification Installation" and return it along with a photograph(s) of the installed sign(s) to the Planning Division, addressed to the attention of the Project Planner for the proposed project.
3. 
Signs shall remain posted until final action is taken on the project, or until the appeal period has elapsed, whichever is later, unless otherwise directed by the Zoning Administrator. Signs shall be removed from the project site by the applicant within 10 calendar days of this date.
(Ord. 2303, 12/6/2025)
A. 
Project Types. The following project types require mailed project notification:
1. 
Single-family residential design review projects pursuant to Section 18.20.030.A.1.
2. 
Multi-family residential design review projects pursuant to Section 18.20.030.A.2.a.
3. 
Historic resources design review projects pursuant to Section 18.20.030.A.4.a.
4. 
Beekeeping pursuant to Chapter 18.103.
5. 
Minor conditional use permits pursuant to Chapter 18.124, Article II.
6. 
Home occupations that do not meet the requirements of Section 18.104.030.
7. 
Other projects, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
B. 
Content. The name of the applicant; the city's file number assigned to the application; a general explanation of the matter to be considered; the department, where an interested person could call or visit to obtain additional information; and project address; a statement on environmental document or exemption used in compliance with CEQA; and date of intended project determination by the Zoning Administrator.
C. 
Method of Notice Distribution. A project notification card shall be mailed to the following:
1. 
Project Site Owner(s) and the Applicant. The owner(s) of the property being considered in the application or the owners' authorized agent, and the applicant.
2. 
Affected Owners and Tenants. All owners of real property, as shown on the latest adopted tax roll of the county, and tenants located within a radius of a minimum of 300 feet of the exterior boundaries of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing.
3. 
Other Person(s). Any other person(s) whose property might, in the judgment of the Zoning Administrator, be affected by the proposed project.
4. 
The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to extend the radius, at the Zoning Administrator's sole discretion.
D. 
Process.
1. 
Once an application has been deemed complete, the city staff project planner shall mail a project notification card.
2. 
Notices shall be mailed at least 10 calendar days before the intended project determination date.
3. 
Project notification recipients may request additional project information or a public hearing. For projects where a public hearing is requested, public hearings, notices, and procedures shall follow the provisions outlined in Section 18.12.040.
(Ord. 2303, 12/6/2025)