The following provisions are intended to allow for activities/uses requiring a Minor Conditional Use Permit and which are so unique that their effect on the surrounding environment cannot be determined prior to being proposed for a particular location, and where condition may be imposed as deemed necessary in accordance with findings herein.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
An application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit shall be filed in compliance with Article 22 of this chapter (Applications and Fees).
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
The following land use activities shall be allowable subject to the approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit, in addition to those proposed land uses and activities identified by Chapter 4 (Zoning Districts) as being allowable in the applicable zoning district subject to the approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit:
1. 
Parking within designated areas of the front yard in all residential zoning districts in compliance with Section 9-3.810 (Parking Design Standards for Residential Uses);
2. 
Off-street parking reductions (e.g., due to changes of use, shared parking requests, etc.);
3. 
Installation/operation of vending machines as defined in Chapter 1, Article 2 (Definitions);
4. 
Reduction of an existing nonconforming condition without significantly increasing another nonconforming condition, and thereby creating a new "bench mark" as to the allowable level of nonconformity;
5. 
"Legalization" of nonpermitted nonconforming structures and uses in compliance with Chapter 3, Article 6 (Nonconforming Structures and Uses); and
6. 
Other similar uses as determined by the Director.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
Each Minor Conditional Use Permit application shall be analyzed to ensure that the application is consistent with the purpose/intent of this article and the City's CEQA Guidelines. To ensure effective implementation of General Plan policies relating to design, each applicable Minor Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Director prior to the final determination on the entitlement. Additionally, any application which may result in grading shall require the submittal of preliminary grading plans for review and recommendation by the City Engineer and approval by the Director.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
Upon receipt in proper form of a Minor Conditional Use Permit application and compliance with the City's CEQA Guidelines, a public hearing shall be set and notice of the hearing given in compliance with Article 23 of this chapter (Hearings and Appeals).
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
Following a hearing, the Director shall record the decision in writing and shall recite the findings upon which the decision is based. The Director may instead defer action and refer the application to the Commission for a decision. The Director may approve and/or modify a Minor Conditional Use Permit application in whole or in part, with or without conditions, only if all of the following findings are made:
1. 
The proposed use is conditionally permitted within, and would not impair the integrity and character of, the subject zoning district and complies with the purpose/intent of this Code;
2. 
The proposed use is consistent with the intent of the General Plan;
3. 
The approval of the Minor Conditional Use Permit for the proposed use is in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's Guidelines;
4. 
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;
5. 
The subject site is physically suitable for the type and density/intensity of use being proposed; and
6. 
There are adequate 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.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
In approving a Minor Conditional Use Permit, the Review Authority may impose conditions (e.g., buffers, hours of operation, landscaping and maintenance, lighting, off-site improvements, parking, performance guarantees, property maintenance, signs, surfacing, time limits, traffic circulation, etc.) deemed reasonable and necessary to ensure that the approval would be in compliance with the findings required by Section 9-2.806 (Findings), above.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
The Review Authority may impose a condition which requires subsequent review of the permit's continuing compatibility and condition compliance at specified time intervals.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
No permit shall be issued for any use involved in an application for a Minor Conditional Use Permit until, and unless the same shall have become final, in compliance with Section 9-2.2309 (Effective Date).
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
A Minor Conditional Use Permit involving remodeling/construction shall be exercised within one year from the date of approval or the permit shall become void. If a project is built in pre-approved phases, each subsequent phase shall have one year from the previous phase's date of being exercised to the next phase's date of being exercised to have occurred, unless otherwise specified in the permit, or the permit shall become void.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
The Director may grant time extensions not to exceed one-year increments. A time extension request shall be filed no later than 90 days after expiration and for good cause. Prior to granting an extension, the Director shall ensure that the Minor Conditional Use Permit complies with all current Code provisions. If granted, the Minor Conditional Use Permit shall be extended from the date of expiration.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001, as amended by § 2, Ord. 863-NS, eff. December 15, 2010)
An approved Minor Conditional Use Permit may be modified in compliance with Article 22 of this chapter (Applications and Fees). Minor modifications to an approved permit may be approved by the Director in compliance with Article 6 of this chapter (Minor Modifications).
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
The Director shall hold a hearing to revoke or modify a Minor Conditional Use Permit granted in compliance with the provisions of this article. Fifteen days prior to the hearing, notice shall be delivered in writing to the applicant and/or owner of the property for which the Minor Conditional Use Permit was granted. Notice shall be deemed delivered two days after being mailed, first class postage paid, to the owner as shown on the current tax rolls of the County of Los Angeles and/or the project applicant.
A Minor Conditional Use Permit may be revoked or modified by the Director if any one of the following findings can be made:
1. 
That circumstances under which the entitlement or permit was granted have been changed by the applicant to a degree that one or more of the findings contained in the original permit can no longer be made in a positive manner and the public health, safety and welfare require the revocation;
2. 
That the Minor Conditional Use Permit was issued, in whole or in part, on the basis of a misrepresentation or omission of a material statement in the application, or in the applicant's testimony presented during the public hearing, for the entitlement or permit;
3. 
That the use for which the Minor Conditional Use Permit was granted had ceased or was suspended for six or more months;
4. 
That one or more of the conditions of the Minor Conditional Use Permit have not been met;
5. 
That the use is in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation; or
6. 
That the use permitted by the Minor Conditional Use Permit is detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or constitutes a nuisance.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
A Minor Conditional Use Permit granted in compliance with the provisions of this article shall continue to be valid upon a change of ownership of the site, business, service, use or structure which was the subject of the permit application. The new owner/operator shall file for, and receive approval of, a Certificate of Compliance and agree, in writing, to all applicable conditions and operating standards prior to reuse/reopening under the new ownership.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
A Minor Conditional Use Permit granted in compliance with the provisions of this article may be conditioned to impose a specified time limit in which to operate. The Director may, upon an application being filed 30 days prior to expiration and for good cause, grant appropriate time extension(s). In granting subsequent time extensions, the Director may amend existing conditions or impose new conditions to ensure that the subject use continues to operate in compliance with the purpose/intent of this article and the General Plan.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
The applicant/owner may be required to provide adequate performance security in compliance with Section 9-2.2402 (Performance guarantee requirements) for the faithful performance of any/all conditions of approval imposed by the Director.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)
All applications shall be subject to the applicable provisions of this Code, including the procedures outlined in the following Articles:
1.
Article 22 of this chapter
Applications and Fees.
2.
Article 23 of this chapter
Hearings and Appeals.
(§ 1, Ord. 666-NS, eff. September 15, 2001)