Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 1010-4 Appeals

Any person aggrieved by the refusal or the terms of a permit required by this division may appeal to the zoning administrator. Administration of this chapter is referred to the zoning administrator and planning agency to review appeal applications pursuant to and otherwise regulated by the land use permit procedural provisions of Chapter 26-2.

(Ord. 89-27: prior code § 1010-2.008: Ord. 72-90: prior code § 7603: Ord. 1447).

If. in following the procedural provisions of Chapter 26-2, the zoning administrator is satisfied that all of the following are true, the permit shall be granted:

(1) That there are unusual circumstances or conditions affecting the property;

(2) That the applicant will be substantially damaged by the refusal to grant the permit;

(3) That the exception is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant or necessary for the proper design and function of some permitted or existing activity on the property;

(4) That no other reasonable method of obtaining the desired results is available except as proposed by the applicant;

(5) That the granting of the permit will not be materially detrimental to the public interest, safety, health and welfare, or injurious to other property;

(6) That the granting of the exception will not unreasonably reduce or adversely impact the riparian corridor, and there is no feasible, less environmentally damaging, alternative; and

(7) That the granting of the exception will not adversely affect the purposes of this division and the policy and goals of the general plan.

(Ord. 89-27: prior code § 1010-2.010: Ord. 72-90: prior code § 7604: Ord. 1447).