Ione Municipal Code Ch. 17.06 Zoning Code Administration

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the administration of this title and to set forth the basic responsibilities of the officials and bodies charged with its administration.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)

California Government Code Section 65100 requires each jurisdiction to establish a planning agency to carry out the land use and planning functions of the jurisdiction. The functions of the planning agency, as designated by this title, may be performed by any one of the following groups or individuals, as further defined in this chapter and title:

A. City council.

B. Planning commission.

C. City manager.

D. City planner.

Agencies responsible for enforcing and implementing this title shall have such duties as assigned by this title. Where this title fails to assign any land use and planning functions, the city council shall have the planning agency responsibility and activity.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)

The city council shall have the following land use responsibilities:

A. Appoint members of the planning commission.

B. Hear and decide appeals of the decisions of the planning commission.

C. Hear and decide applications for amendments to the general plan, amendments to the zoning code text and map, and applications for specific plans, planned developments, and development agreements and amendments thereto. In the event that applications for other land use permits are requested in conjunction with these entitlements, the city council shall also be the final decision-making body for such land use permits.

D. Direct planning-related policy amendments and special studies as necessary or desired.

E. Exercise such other powers and duties as are prescribed by state law or local ordinance.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)

The planning commission shall have the following land use responsibilities:

A. Hear and decide appeals of the decisions of the city planner.

B. Hear and decide applications for conditional use permits, variances, historic architectural review, site plan review, boundary line adjustments, tentative subdivision maps, and tentative parcel maps.

C. Hear and make recommendations to the city council on applications or proposals for amendments to this title.

D. Initiate studies of amendments to this title and make recommendations to the city council for amendments to this title.

E. Hear and make recommendations to the city council on applications for zoning amendments, general plan and amendments thereto, specific plans, planned developments, prezoning, and other related planning studies.

F. Exercise such other powers and duties as are prescribed by state law, local ordinance, or as directed by the city council.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)

The city manager shall have the following land use responsibilities:

A. Oversee the work of the city planner.

B. Negotiate and conduct periodic review of development agreements.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)

The city planner shall have the following land use responsibilities:

A. Maintain the sections of this title, zoning map, and all records of zoning actions and interpretations.

B. Advise the city council, city manager, and planning commission on planning matters.

C. Review and decide matters related to ministerial actions as shown in Table 17.08-050-1.

D. Staff meetings for the planning commission.

E. Direct planning-related policy amendments and special studies as necessary or desired.

F. Conduct administrative functions authorized by this title, including distribution and receipt of permit applications and corresponding fees, application review and public noticing, determination and issuance of ministerial permits and approvals, and preparation of staff reports with recommendations, proposed findings, and proposed conditions for quasi-judicial and legislative actions by designated planning agencies. For a comprehensive list of permits, see Chapter 17.10, Entitlements.

G. Provide information to the public and facilitate public participation on planning matters.

H. Exercise such other powers and duties as are prescribed by state law, local ordinance, or as directed by the city manager.

(Ord. No. 528, 2-15-2022)