Division 2.05 — City Initiated — Ontario Municipal Code

a. The Approving Authority shall have authority to revoke a Conditional Use Permit, based upon one or more of the following causes of action:

(1) The Conditional Use Permit approval was obtained by fraud;

(2) The Conditional Use Permit granted is not being exercised, has

ceased to exist, or has been suspended for more than 180 consecutive days;

(3) The Conditional Use Permit granted is being, or has recently been

exercised contrary to the terms and/or conditions of application approval;

(4) The Conditional Use Permit granted is being or has been exercised

in violation of a federal, State or City statute, ordinance, law, or regulation; and/or

(5) The Conditional Use Permit granted was exercised in a way that is

detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, or constitutes a nuisance.

b. The Approving Authority's action to revoke a Conditional Use Permit shall

have the effect of terminating the permit and denying the privileges granted by the original approval and any subsequent modifications.

3. Revocation of Due to Abandonment of Use. A Conditional Use Permit granting a

land use that is not being exercised, has ceased to exist, or has been suspended for more than 180 consecutive days, may be deemed to be abandoned (cause of action) and may be revoked solely on the basis of its abandonment.

B. Historic Preservation—Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic Hardship.

1. Disciplinary or Punitive Modification.

a. The Approving Authority shall have authority to add, delete, or modify

conditions of approval imposed upon a previously granted Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic Hardship, based upon one or more of the following causes of action:

(1) The Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic

Hardship granted is being, or has recently been exercised contrary to the terms and/or conditions of certificate approval;

(2) The Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic

Hardship granted is being, or has recently been exercised in violation of a federal, State or City statute, ordinance, law, or regulation; and/or

(3) The Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Economic

Hardship granted was exercised in a way that is detrimental to the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, or constitutes a nuisance.

b. The action to modify a Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of

Economic Hardship shall have the effect of changing the physical aspects of the certificate, such as landscaping and irrigation, lighting, parking, performance guarantees, property maintenance, signs, paving, or any other aspect or condition determined to be reasonable and necessary to

(Rev. 12.01.2020) Page 2.05-2 Ontario Development Code