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:
(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:
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)
