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Title. The provisions of this chapter shall be known as the "conditional use permit procedure" of this title.
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Purpose. The purpose of these provisions is to prescribe the procedure for the accommodation of uses with special operating characteristics, site or design requirements or potential adverse effects on surrounding properties, by means of review and, where necessary, the imposition of special conditions of approval.
(Ord. 408, 1987)
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A conditional use permit application shall be processed pursuant to Section 17.800.010.
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Following a determination that an application is complete and an initial study has been made, the application shall be reviewed by the planning commission, which shall hold a public hearing.
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In considering a conditional use permit application the planning commission shall determine whether the proposed use conforms to the general criteria for conditional use permits set forth in Section 17.830.005 and to any applicable specific criteria set forth in any provision elsewhere in this title that requires a use permit and to any applicable regulations of the zoning ordinance.
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Following consideration, the planning commission shall deny or approve or conditionally approve an application requiring such changes or imposing such reasonable conditions of approval as are in its judgment necessary to carry out the general purposes of the zoning regulations. However, when a conditional use permit is combined with an application requiring legislative action (such as a zoning amendment, general plan amendment, or development agreement), the planning commission's action will be advisory to the city council, which becomes the decision maker.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 977 § 4, 2016)
A conditional use permit may be granted only if the proposal conforms to all of the following general criteria, as well as to all other applicable specific criteria:
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The proposed use is allowed with a conditional use permit within the applicable zoning district, specific plan, or planned development and complies with all applicable provisions of this title;
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The proposed use is in conformance with the goals, policies, and objectives of the general plan and the purpose and intent of any applicable specific plan;
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There are provisions for public access, water, sanitation, and public utilities and services to ensure that the proposed use would not be detrimental to public health and safety;
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The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the proposed use are compatible with the existing and planned future land uses within the general area in which the proposed use is to be located and will not create significant noise, traffic or other conditions or situations that may be objectionable or detrimental to other permitted uses operating nearby or adverse to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or welfare of the city;
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The approval of the conditional use permit for the proposed use is in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),the City's Objective Design Standards and the City's Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines.
(Ord. 408, 1987; Ord. 1084, 3/11/2025)
Unless a different termination date is prescribed, all conditional use permits shall terminate one year from the effective date of their granting, unless actual construction or alteration under valid permits, or actual commencement of the authorized activities, in cases where a permit is not required, has begun within such period. However, such period of time may be extended by the planning commission upon application filed at any time before such period has expired.
(Ord. 408, 1987)