This chapter establishes a process for consideration and review
of Development Plans.
Approval of a Development Plan is required for uses or developments
specifically identified in any section of this title that refers to
a requirement for a Development Plan.
The following bodies shall approve, conditionally approve, or
deny applications for Development Plans based on consideration of
the requirements of this chapter.
A. Planning Commission. The following projects require action
on a Development Plan by the Planning Commission:
1. Any project that requires a Development Plan and also requires another
discretionary action from the Planning Commission.
2. Any nonresidential construction project (including a public utility
facility) that involves the construction, addition, or conversion
of more than 3,000 square feet of new nonresidential floor area.
3. Any project that requires a Development Plan and also requires the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Report.
B. Staff Hearing Officer. Any nonresidential construction project
that involves the construction, addition, or conversion of more than
1,000 but not more than 3,000 square feet of new nonresidential floor
area, and which also requires another discretionary action from the
Staff Hearing Officer, shall require action on a Development Plan
by the Staff Hearing Officer.
C. Design Review Body. Any nonresidential construction project
that involves the construction, addition, or conversion of more than
1,000 but not more than 3,000 square feet of new nonresidential floor
area, and does not require discretionary action by the Planning Commission
or Staff Hearing Officer shall require action on the Development Plan
by the appropriate Design Review body.
Applications for Development Plans shall be accepted and processed pursuant to Chapter
30.205, Common Procedures, and the specific requirements of this chapter. In addition to any other application requirements, the application for a Development Plan shall include data or other evidence in support of the applicable findings required by Section
30.230.060, Required Findings, below.
All applications for Development Plans shall require public notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter
30.205, Common Procedures.
A Development Plan shall only be approved if the Review Authority
makes all of the following findings in addition to any other findings
required by this title.
A. The
proposed development complies with all applicable provisions of this
title;
B. The
proposed development is consistent with the principles of sound community
planning;
C. The
proposed development will not have a significant adverse impact upon
the community's aesthetics or character in that the size, bulk or
scale of the development will be compatible with the neighborhood
based on the Project Compatibility Analysis criteria found in Sections
22.22.145 or 22.68.045 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code; and
D. The proposed development is consistent with the policies of the City of Santa Barbara Traffic Management Strategy (as approved by City Resolution No. 13-010 dated as of March 12, 2013) as expressed in the allocation allowances specified in Section
30.170.030, Traffic Management Strategy.
In approving a Development Plan, the Review Authority may impose
reasonable conditions or restrictions deemed necessary to:
A. Achieve
the general purposes of this title or the specific purpose of the
zoning district in which the project is located;
B. Achieve
the findings for Development Plan approval stated in this title; or
C. Mitigate
impacts identified as a result of environmental review conducted in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
The Review Authority may require reasonable guarantees and evidence
that the applicant is complying, or will comply, with the conditions
of approval. Violation of any such condition may be grounds for suspension
or revocation of the Development Plan approval or any permit or certificate
of occupancy issued with respect to the Development Plan.
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Development Plans are effective, and may only be extended or revised as provided in Chapter
30.205, Common Procedures, except as provided below.
A. Beginning Date – Development Plans Already Approved. The adoption of Ordinance 5609 shall not alter the date of approval
of a Development Plan approved prior to the adoption of Ordinance
5609.
B. Specific Plan Development Plan Approvals. For the purposes
of calculating the expiration date of a Specific Plan project Development
Plan approved in accordance with the Airport Industrial Area Specific
Plan (SP6-AIA), Development Plan approvals shall be deemed to expire
eight years after the date of the final City action approving the
project Development Plan and shall include any related project approvals
or Modifications granted by the City in connection therewith.