Kings County Zoning Code § 2104 Application and Fee

• A. Property owners desiring to propose a change in the zoning district boundaries or any interested person desiring to propose a change to the text of this Development Code may file an application with the Planning Commission on a form prescribed by the Commission which shall include the following data:

  1. Applicant Certification: Name, address and signature of the applicant or the property owner as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll.

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2. Property Owner Certification: Name, address and signature of the property owner, as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll if the applicant is not the property owner and when an amendment is specifically related to an individual property.

3. Certification by Additional Property Owners: Name, address and signature of all additional persons with an ownership interest, when an amendment is specifically related to an individual property, as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll.

4. All signatures shall be notarized when filing is done by mail or the signature is not witnessed by a representative of the Community Development Agency. A public utility company or other agency with powers of eminent domain may make an application without the owner’s authorization.

5. Address, description and Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) of the property.

6. The application for a change of Development Code text shall contain a detailed explanation of the change of text requested as well as the reason for the proposed change.

• B. The application for a change of zoning district boundaries shall be accompanied by an accurate scale drawing of the site.

• C. Application fees:

  1. The application shall be accompanied by a fee set by the Board of Supervisors sufficient to cover the cost of processing the application as prescribed in this Article.

  2. If, pursuant to Article 1, Section 112 of this Development Code, the County determines that a project may incur extraordinary costs, the County may require the applicant to indemnify the County for those extraordinary costs associated with processing such project, or from legal challenges to its actions.

Sec. 2105. Investigation and Report: The Zoning Administrator shall make an investigation of the application or the proposal and shall prepare a report which shall be submitted to the Planning Commission.

Sec. 2106. Notice of Public Hearing: The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing on each application for a change in district boundaries and on each proposal for an amendment to the text of this Development Code. Such hearing shall be held within 45 days from the date the application is complete . Notice of the public hearing shall be given as set forth in Government Code Section 65854 and Article 19, Section 1903 of this Development Code.