Chapter 12.12 — ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES

The city clerk shall set hearings and give notices for appeals to be heard by the city council. (Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The city engineer/public works director shall:

• A. Prescribe standards for driveway construction.

• B. Prescribe standards for surfacing and draining of parking lots.

• C. Determine correct traffic flow markings for parking lots.

• (Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The building official/fire marshal shall:

• A. Determine estimated cost to replace nonconforming buildings.

• B. Determine the value of destroyed nonconforming buildings.

• C. Determine applications for exception from enclosure requirements for swimming pools.

• D. Enforce all regulations regarding enclosure of swimming pools.

• E. Determine when a structure poses an imminent safety hazard. (Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The police chief shall issue permits for signs in conjunction with issuance of special events permits. (Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The city manager shall hold administrative hearings or designate a hearing officer for such hearings as provided by this title.

(Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The planning commission:

• A. May initiate general plan amendments and specific plans or amendments.

• B. Hears and recommends all proposals for adoption and amendment of the general plan.

• C. Hears and recommends all proposals for adoption and amendment of specific plans.

• D. May initiate zone changes and amendments to this title.

• E. Hears and recommends proposals for zone changes, prezonings, and amendments to this title, including those referred to it by the city council.

• F. Determines whether to hear applications for rezoning made within one year of a similar application.

• G. Determines variance applications.

• H. Determines conditional use permit applications.

• I. Determines time extension when it would have had the power to grant the original approval.

• J. Determines matters referred to it by the planning director.

• K. Hears appeals from decisions of the planning director.

• L. Determines when permitted deviations from the standards of this title shall apply.

• M. Performs any functions required by statute or ordinance but not specifically assigned by this title.

• N. Determines whether a nonconforming use is no longer lawful.

• O. Determine and issue zoning approval for minor subdivisions of land consisting of four (4) lots or less.

• (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001; Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

• [1] See also section 12.04.130 of this title.

The city council:

• A. May initiate and refer general plan amendments and specific plans or amendments to the planning commission for recommendation.

• B. Hears and determines planning commission recommendations for the adoption or amendment of the general plan or any specific plans.

• C. Adopts ordinances.

• D. May initiate and refer zone changes and amendments to this title to the planning commission for recommendation. Nonsubstantive ordinance amendments may, but need not be, referred to the planning commission.

• E. Hears appeals from the decisions of the planning commission.

• F. Determines applications for permits for signs on public property, including, but not limited to, community oriented bulletin boards and kiosks.

• (Ord. 2000-03, 8-7-2000)

The planning director:

• A. Prescribes all forms and contents of applications.

• B. Keeps all records of the planning commission, project review committee, planning director and planning department work, except records transmitted to the city council and retained by the city clerk.

• C. Investigates applications.

• D. Gives all notices except notices of proceedings of the city council.

• E. Prepares project review committee and planning commission agendas, sets project review committee and planning commission hearing dates (subject to the requirements of this title) and establishes filing deadlines.

• F. Issues permits for site plan approval, home occupations, game machines and game arcades as provided for by this title.

• G. Determines revocations or modifications of site plan approvals, home occupation permits, game machines and game arcades.

• H. May refer any matter assigned by ordinance to the planning commission for decision.

• I. Determines applications for sign approval when action is not required of the council or planning commission.

• J. Where action is based on an application or notice of appeal, prepares a written notification of all determinations, except determinations by the council, and sends the notifications to all applicants and appellants.

• K. Prepares and sends notifications required by statute to the county assessor.

• L. Notifies applicants of hearings.

• M. Corrects the zoning map.

• N. Reviews applications for construction permits for ordinance compliance.

• O. Determines parking requirements for uses whose parking requirements are not specified.

• P. Chairs the project review committee.

• Q. Assists in the writing of ordinances.

• R. Determines whether lots have merged.

• S. Prepares written staff reports on project applications or other matters as required by this title or as directed by the city manager.

• T. Makes presentations to the planning commission, city council and other groups as required. (Ord. 2001-13, 11-19-2001)