The Planning Commission or the Staff Hearing Officer shall serve as the Advisory Agency for the City of Santa Barbara as designated below:
A. 
The Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for the purposes of this title and the Subdivision Map Act, except as such duties are assigned to the Staff Hearing Officer pursuant to subsection B below.
B. 
The Staff Hearing Officer. The Staff Hearing Officer is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for the purposes of this title and the Subdivision Map Act for the following types of applications, unless the application requires another discretionary approval from the Planning Commission under any other provision of this Code:
1. 
Lot line adjustments between four or fewer existing adjoining parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjoining parcel, and where a greater number of parcels than originally existed is not thereby created.
2. 
Subdivisions that will result in four or fewer parcels or condominium units, unless any of the following conditions apply to the application:
a. 
Any portion of the real property within the proposed subdivision is located in a Hillside Design District, as defined in Chapter 22.68 of this Code;
b. 
The proposed subdivision requires a public street waiver pursuant to Section 22.60.300 of this Code; or
c. 
Any of the following creeks traverse or are immediately adjacent to the proposed subdivision: Arroyo Burro Creek, Arroyo Hondo Creek, Cieneguitas Creek, Laguna Creek/Channel, Lighthouse Creek, Mission Creek or Sycamore Creek, or their tributaries as shown on the City of Santa Barbara Creek and Tributaries Map for Tentative Subdivision Maps that require Planning Commission action adopted by resolution of the City Council.
3. 
Residential condominium conversions pursuant to Chapter 28.88 of this Code involving four or fewer residential units.
4. 
New commercial condominiums of up to 3,000 square feet of floor area.
5. 
Nonresidential condominium conversions.
6. 
Requests for extensions of the time at which an approved tentative map expires for all approved tentative maps.
C. 
Chief of Building and Zoning. The Chief of Building and Zoning, as determined in accordance with Section 2.13.060 of this Code, is hereby designated as the Advisory Agency for the purpose of this title and the Subdivision Map Act for the following types of applications, unless the application requires another discretionary approval from the Planning Commission under any other provision of this Code:
1. 
Conversion of mobilehome parks or permanent recreational vehicle parks to another use pursuant to Chapter 28.78 of Title 28 or Chapter 30.185 of Title 30 of this Code.
2. 
Conversion of rental mobilehome parks or permanent recreational vehicle parks to resident ownership pursuant to Chapter 27.50 of this title.
(Ord. 5380, 2005; Ord. 5798, 2017; Ord. 5896, 2019)
The Planning Commission or the City Council shall serve as the Appeal Board for the City of Santa Barbara as designated below:
A. 
The Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is hereby designated as the Appeal Board charged with the duty of hearing and making determinations upon appeals from decisions of the Staff Hearing Officer serving as the Advisory Agency. Decisions of the Planning Commission acting as the Appeal Board may be appealed to the City Council.
B. 
The City Council. The City Council is hereby designated as the Appeal Board charged with the duty of hearing and making determinations upon appeals from decisions of the Planning Commission serving as the Advisory Agency or the Appeal Board.
(Ord. 5380, 2005)
Whenever a provision of this title or the Subdivision Map Act requires a public hearing, notice of such public hearing shall comply with the following provisions:
A. 
Required methods of notice. Notice shall be given in each of the following ways:
1. 
Notice of the hearing shall be sent by first class mail at least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing to the owner of the subject real property or the owner's duly authorized agent, and to the project applicant; and
2. 
Notice of the hearing shall be sent by first class mail at least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll within 300 feet of the real property that is the subject of the hearing. If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed pursuant to this paragraph is greater than 1,000, the City, in lieu of mailed notice, may provide notice by placing a display advertisement of at least one-eighth page in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the City at least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing; and
3. 
Notice of the hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City at least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing.
B. 
Supplemental methods of notice. In addition to the required methods of notice specified in subsection A above, the City may also require notice of the hearing in any other manner it deems necessary or desirable, including, but not limited to, posted notice on the project site. Such additional noticing methods are only intended to supplement the required methods of notice specified in subsection A above, and the claim of any person or entity that they did not receive such supplemental notice or that supplemental notice was not given pursuant to this subsection B shall not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of the City for which the notice was given.
C. 
Content of notice. The notice shall include all of the following information:
1. 
The date, time, and place of the public hearing;
2. 
The identity of the hearing body or officer;
3. 
A general explanation of the matter to be considered; and
4. 
A general description, in text or by diagram, of the location of the real property, if any, that is the subject of the hearing.
D. 
Request for notice. When a provision of this chapter or the Subdivision Map Act requires a public hearing, notice of such public hearing shall also be mailed at least 10 days prior to the hearing to any person who has filed a written request for notice with either the City Clerk or with any other person designated to receive such requests. The City may charge a fee for providing this service as set by resolution of the City Council. Any request to receive such notice shall be renewed annually. The members of the Planning Commission shall receive notice of all public hearings scheduled before the Staff Hearing Officer.
E. 
Continuances. Any public hearing noticed pursuant to this section may be continued to a time certain without further notice.
(Ord. 5380, 2005)
A processing fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be paid for every application filed pursuant to this title. Such fee will be due and payable at the time the application is filed unless another time is specified by this code or by resolution of the City Council. This processing fee shall be charged in addition to any other fees required by any other provision of this code.
(Ord. 5380, 2005)