24.19.345 APPEALS OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION

Imperial Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial

Appeals of the actions of the Planning Commission, may be made by any person, by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10) calendar days following the Planning Commission’s decision. The City Council will consider the matter and may affirm or reverse wholly or partly, the action which is in question. While an appeal is pending, the establishment of any affected structure or use is to be held in abeyance.

  • 24.19.350 LAPSE OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT . A. A Conditional Use Permit shall lapse and shall become void one year following the date on which the Use Permit was approved, unless prior to the expiration of one year: 1. A building permit is issued and construction is commenced and diligently pursued toward completion on the site which was the subject of the use permit application; or

    1. A certificate of occupancy is issued for the structure which was the subject of the Use Permit application; or

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  1. The site is occupied in accordance with conditional use, if no building permit or certificate of occupancy is required, or

4, The use which was the subject of the Use Permit application is commenced, provided that a Use Permit for a public utility installation may be valid for a longer period if specified by the Planning Commission.

Renewal: 1. A Conditional Use Permit subject to lapse may be renewed for an additional period of one year, provided that prior to the expiration date, an application for renewal of the Use Permit is filed with the Director of Planning and accompanied by the necessary data and fees.

  1. The Planning Commission may grant or deny an application for renewal of a Conditional Use Permit. —

110 CITY OF IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA ZONING ORDINANCE

(— 5 24.19.350 LAPSE OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (cont.) Ye ¢. If the use, business, or service for which the

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  • ¢. If the use, business, or service for which the Conditional Use Permit was issued terminates or ceases operation for a continuous periodof time in excess of one hundred eighty, (180) calendar days, the Conditional Use Permit;shall expire and the permit shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. (Subject to application for extension as provided in Section 24.19.350 B). | Except, if the use ceased operation due to:

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  1. Destruction dr Yamage by acts of God; or 2. Destruction or damage by malicious acts; or 3. Remodeling or rehabilitation requiring prolonged closure; ThedaysCondit(one ong]year). Use Permit shall expire in three hundred sixty Five (365)

24.19.355 PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONAL USES’ -

  • A. A Conditional Use legally established prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, or prior to the effective date of subsequent amendments to the regulations or zone boundaries, shall be permitted to continue, provided that it is operated .and maintainedin, accordance with the conditions

  • . prescribed at the time of its establishment, if any; and provided that it

  • i) meets the requirements of Séction 24.19.350: ww) B. Alteration or: expansion of ~~, permitted only upon the grantinga ofpre-ekistinga ConditionalConditionalUse Permit Useas prescribedshall be in this Section, provided that minor (not to exceed 10% of assessed value) alterations shall be permitted without the granting of a Conditional Use Permit. :