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Santa Cruz County, CA chevron_right chevron_right County Code chevron_right Title 18 Procedures chevron_right Chapter 18.10 DISCRETIONARY PERMIT APPROVAL PROCEDURES
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Chapter 18.10 DISCRETIONARY PERMIT APPROVAL PROCEDURES

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Ord. 5487  pdf
2025-06-10
Amends Building Regulations: Building Regulations; Amends Planning and Zoning Regulations: Zoning Regulations; Amends Coastal Zone Regulations; Amends Subdivision Regulations: Subdivision Regulations; Amends Community Facilities: Roadway and Roadside Improvements; Amends Environmental and Resource Protection: Historic Preservation; Amends Procedures: Discretionary Permit Approval Procedures
Ch 12.10, Ttl 13 Ch 10, Ttl 13 Ch 20, Ttl 14 Ch 01, Ch 15.10, Ttl 16 Ch 42, Ch 18.10
Article I Permit Application Processing Procedures
§ 18.10.010 Purpose of chapter.
§ 18.10.012 Previous code sections.
§ 18.10.015 Definitions.
Article II General Processing Structure
§ 18.10.110 Applicability.
§ 18.10.111 Permits and land use legislative matters.
§ 18.10.112 Structure for processing discretionary permits, subdivisions, and land use legislative matters.
§ 18.10.113 Neighborhood notification and meeting requirements.
§ 18.10.115 Requirements for minor administrative permits and projects.
§ 18.10.116 Public notice requirements for administrative permits and projects.
§ 18.10.117 Public hearing notice requirements for regular or conditional permits and projects.
§ 18.10.118 Additional public hearing notice requirements for legislative matters.
§ 18.10.119 Alternative noticing procedure.
§ 18.10.120 Contents of public notices.
§ 18.10.121 Requirements for installation of public notice signs on subject property for proposed regular permits, conditional permits, or legislative matters.
§ 18.10.123 Concurrent processing.
§ 18.10.124 Hearing procedures.
§ 18.10.125 Timely action.
§ 18.10.126 Multiple applications.
§ 18.10.128 Requests for reasonable accommodation.
Article III Permits
§ 18.10.131 Discretionary development permit issuance.
§ 18.10.132 Discretionary development permit expiration.
§ 18.10.133 Discretionary permit, planning approval, or land division renewal or time extensions.
§ 18.10.134 Permit or planning approval amendment (project and plan changes).
§ 18.10.135 Reapplication after denial.
§ 18.10.136 Permit revocation.
§ 18.10.140 Conformity with the General Plan and other legal requirements.
§ 18.10.150 Environmental review.
§ 18.10.160 Coastal Zone review.
§ 18.10.170 Agricultural preserve and open-space easement contracts.
§ 18.10.180 Planned unit developments ("PUDs").
§ 18.10.181 Planned unit development—Permit applications.
§ 18.10.183 Planned unit development—Permit findings.
§ 18.10.184 Planned unit development—Official action.
§ 18.10.185 Planned unit development—Standards.
Article IV Specific Processing Requirements
§ 18.10.210 Application submittal requirements.
§ 18.10.211 Neighborhood notification and meeting.
§ 18.10.212 Application completion.
Article V Noticing Procedures
§ 18.10.221 Public listing of issued permits.
§ 18.10.222 Level IV (public notice)—Notice of pending action.
§ 18.10.223 Level V (Zoning Administrator) through Level VII (Board of Supervisors)—Notice of public hearing.
§ 18.10.224 Notice of proposed development for Level IV through Level VII.
§ 18.10.225 Rendering sign for commercial development applications requiring a public hearing (Level V—VII).
§ 18.10.230 Findings required.
§ 18.10.240 Discretionary development permit conditions.
Article VI Appeal Procedures
§ 18.10.310 General appeal procedures.
§ 18.10.320 Appeals to Planning Director or to Planning Commission of appealable determinations made by planning staff.
§ 18.10.324 Appeals of actions on administrative permits to Zoning Administrator.
§ 18.10.330 Appeals to Planning Commission.
§ 18.10.332 Planned unit development—Hearings.
§ 18.10.340 Appeals to Board of Supervisors.
§ 18.10.350 Special consideration by Board of Supervisors.
§ 18.10.360 Appeals to Coastal Commission.
Article VII Chapter Administration
§ 18.10.410 Office of Zoning Administrator established.
§ 18.10.420 Fees.
§ 18.10.421 Refund of fees.
§ 18.10.430 Abandonment of projects.
§ 18.10.440 Chapter amendment.
Article VIII Legal Stipulations
§ 18.10.451 Judicial review.
§ 18.10.452 Procedural errors.
§ 18.10.453 Effect of failure to receive notice.
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