Alturas Municipal Code Div. 1 Overview

This Article provides the general authority and procedures necessary to file and process applications for development permits, use entitlements, and adjustments in land partitioning not otherwise subject to the Subdivision Map Act (including lot line adjustments, lot mergers, road vacations and certificates of compliance).

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)

The Decision Making Authority for each type of application, along with the appeal route, and hearing and notification required for said application, shall be as indicated in Table 28.50.020 (Application Review and Hearing Matrix).

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)

The general review procedures listed in Table 28.50.020 fall into one of three categories:

A. Director-Level Review. This level of review is reserved for minor ministerial permits involving development applications, use entitlements and adjustments in land partitioning where determination of the application is based upon standards that have been adopted by the City as law or as policy, and it can be foreseen that the application will have little impact on any group other than the applicant(s) involved. Because of the application's ministerial nature and limited impact, the Director is authorized to render a decision without the requirement of a public hearing. Where notice is given, it will be limited to contiguous property owners who will be encouraged to comment before a specified date when a decision will be rendered. All Director-level decisions are appealable.

B. Commission or Council Review Without Hearing. This level of review is reserved for minor ministerial permits involving development applications and use entitlements where determination of the application can clearly be foreseen to have little impact on any group other than the applicant(s) involved, but where Decision Making Authority falls with the Planning Commission (PC) or City Council (CC) pursuant to the Review and Hearing Matrix, or because the Director has deferred action to the PC or CC. Because of the limited impact of these applications, the PC and/or CC shall render a decision based upon standards that have been adopted by the City as law or as policy without the requirement of a public hearing, but may send limited notice to surrounding property owners and other parties as a courtesy.

C. Commission or Council Review With Hearing. This level of review is reserved for applications that are likely to impact persons other than the applicants. In this case, a public hearing with public notice as indicated in the Review and Hearing Matrix will be conducted. During the course of the public hearing, the applicable Decision Making Authority shall invite public testimony, review evidence, and then render its decision in compliance with Section 28.51.060 (Conditions of Approval).

[Figure: 28.50.020_Table]

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)