Any discretionary action needed to achieve conformance to the
General Plan or the Zoning Code shall be processed concurrently with
the application required or permitted by this chapter. Where one or
more actions requires the approval of the Planning Commission, then
all actions shall be taken by the Planning Commission. When one or
more actions require the approval of the City Council, then all actions
shall be taken by the City Council. The effective date of any action
on a tentative map shall be concurrent with the associated discretionary
application.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
The Director of Planning and Building or their designated representative
shall review applications for completeness and shall prepare the appropriate
environmental document pursuant to CEQA and the Administration and
Enforcement division of the Zoning Code. Upon consideration of the
application, comments from other city departments, other agencies
or utilities, and other available information, the Director of Planning
and Building shall take an action or make a recommendation as follows:
A. Action.
The Director shall approve, conditionally approve or deny a Tentative
Parcel Map, Adjustment Plat, or Certificate of Compliance, and shall
make such findings as may be required by the Map Act and this chapter.
The Director shall provide written notification to the applicant of
the decision on the application.
B. Recommendation.
The Director shall submit written recommendations concerning a Tentative
Subdivision Map to the Planning Commission, and recommendations concerning
a Reversion to Acreage to the City Council, for consideration at a
public hearing. For projects requiring potential condemnation, the
Director shall provide written notification to the City Council prior
to consideration by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
A. Action.
The Planning Commission shall hold a duly noticed public hearing to
consider an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map. The Planning
Commission shall approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application,
and shall make such findings as are required by the Map Act and this
chapter. The Commission shall file a resolution of its action with
the City Clerk within five days of the action.
B. Recommendation.
When an application for a Tentative Subdivision Map is accompanied
by a request for a discretionary review which requires action by the
City Council, the Planning Commission shall submit written recommendations
to the City Council for consideration at a public hearing.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
A. Action.
The City Council shall hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider
an application or a Reversion to Acreage or a Tentative Subdivision
Map accompanied by a request for a discretionary review which requires
action by the City Council. The City Council shall approve, conditionally
approve, or deny the application and shall make such findings as are
required by the Map Act and this chapter. The City Council may also
refer an application back to staff or the Planning Commission without
taking an action.
B. Resolution.
The City Council shall file a resolution indicating the action taken
on the application, and the findings made by the City Council as required
by the Map Act and this chapter.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)
When the approval body or official of a proposed subdivision,
as specified in Divisions 32.105 and 32.303, finds that it is impossible
or impractical for the subdivider to conform fully to the design and
improvement requirements of this chapter due to unusual conditions
related to size, shape, topography, proposed use, or title limitations
of record affecting the real property to be divided, that approval
body may waive or modify these requirements provided that this waiver
or modification shall be in conformity with the requirements of the
Map Act and the spirit and purpose of this chapter. Reasonable conditions
deemed necessary and appropriate by the approval body or official
may be imposed.
(Ord. 96-26, § 1, Exh.
A, 9-11-96; Ord. 2022-02, § 4, 1-26-22)