Commerce Municipal Code Div. 2 Applications, Processing, Filings, and Fees

Prior to the filing of an application for any discretionary permit requiring approval by the city council or planning commission, the applicant shall be required to attend a pre-application conference with the community development director or his designee. The purpose of the conference shall be to advise the applicant of the development regulations applicable to the property for which the application is to be filed and to review any preliminary site plan or other development plans the applicant may have prepared for the subject property.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

A. Any person or authorized representative desiring a permit or approval required by this title shall file an application with the community development director or his designee on forms provided by the director.

B. Information required as part of the application shall, at a minimum, include:

1. The names, telephone numbers and addresses of the property owner and applicant;

2. A letter of authorization from the property owner, if the applicant is other than the owner;

3. Address and legal description of the properties involved;

4. Map of the subject property and surrounding area;

5. Description of the proposed use or project;

6. Plot plans showing:

a. Dimensions of the property,

b. Existing and proposed buildings and uses, with dimensions,

c. Dimensions of enclosed areas,

d. Location of existing and proposed fences and walls, driveways, signs and other improvements,

e. Locations of off-street parking for customers, employees; of handicap and compact parking spaces;

7. Landscaping plans showing proposed irrigation system and the location, type and size of landscape plants for the entire property, including parking areas;

8. Floor plans and sections, when needed;

9. Samples of proposed construction or facade materials;

10. Engineering plans for street dedication and improvements, when required;

11. Photographs and exterior drawings;

12. Documentation of historical data (where applicable);

13. Drainage plans; and

14. Two sets of mailing labels for owners of surrounding property, consistent with the requirements of subsections C, D and E of this section.

C. For applications requiring a public hearing and for site plan review applications subject to review by the planning commission as a scheduled matter, the applicant shall submit a list of all persons or agents owning properties within a five hundred-foot radius from the exterior boundaries of the subject property. Such list shall be accompanied by an affidavit certifying that the list is true and correct and has been obtained from the most recent assessment role of the Los Angeles County Assessor no longer than ninety days prior to the filing of the application.

D. For applications for projects involving the use of hazardous materials, the handling of solid waste, and alcohol sales and service, the applicant shall submit a list of all persons or agents owning properties within a one thousand-foot radius from the exterior boundaries of the subject property. Such list shall be accompanied by an affidavit certifying that the list is true and correct and has been obtained from the most recent assessment role of the Los Angeles County Assessor no longer than ninety days prior to the filing of the application.

E. For home occupation permit applications, the applicant shall submit a list of all persons or agents owning properties within a two hundred-foot radius from the exterior boundaries of the subject property. Such list shall be accompanied by an affidavit certifying that the list is true and correct and has been obtained from the most recent assessment role of the Los Angeles County Assessor no longer than ninety days prior to the filing of the application.

F. The community development director may waive the filing of one or more of the items listed in subsection B of this section or may require other pertinent information to be submitted.

G. The accuracy of all information submitted shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

H. In the event that delays are encountered in the processing of an application, the list of surrounding property owners shall be updated to be no older than ninety days prior to the scheduled hearing date.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

No application shall be processed until it is deemed complete by the community development director or his designee. No application shall be deemed complete until all required information is provided in the required quantity and format.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

Whenever more than one permit or approval is required for a proposed development project or use, all applications shall be filed and processed concurrently. All such related applications shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures set forth for the application requiring the highest level of review.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

All applications filed pursuant to the requirements of this Title 19 shall be subject to environmental review pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.).

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

A. Each applicant for a land use action authorized by this Title 19 shall pay those fees and costs as established by resolution of the city council.

B. If an application is withdrawn prior to the advertising of a public hearing, the applicant shall be entitled to a partial refund in accordance with policy established by the community development director.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).

A. Whenever an application or portion of an application has been denied or revoked and the denial or revocation becomes final, no new application for the same or similar request may be accepted within one year of the date of the denial, unless the community development director finds that the conditions surrounding the application have sufficiently changed to warrant a new application.

B. For the purpose of this section, "changed conditions" shall mean a substantial change in land use on properties in the vicinity, improved infrastructure in the vicinity, altered traffic patterns, or any such similar change resulting in a changed physical environment.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).