Orange County Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

(a) It shall be the duty of the Director, Environmental Management Agency to assign the numbers to be allotted to all property along all roads, streets and highways in the County in accordance with a numbering system to be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Director, EMA to notify all owners of property or persons in possession of property along said roads, streets and highways upon which official numbers have been established, as provided in this section, and the said owners or persons in possession of said property shall within ten (10) days after said notice has been served on them, place the number or numbers allotted to said property upon said premises in such a position as to be plainly visible from the road, said numbers to be not less than three (3) inches in height, and all numbers other than the numbers so assigned under the provisions of this section shall be removed from said property by the owners or person in possession of said property within ten (10) days from the service of said notice designating the appropriate numbers to be placed thereon.

(c) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the following described area is excluded from the operation and effect of this section:

Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of Newport Avenue and Mesa Drive as shown on a Map of Tract No. 376 recorded in Book 15, page 29, Miscellaneous Maps, Records of Orange County, California, and running thence southeasterly along the said center line of Mesa Drive, to the southeasterly line of Lot 81 of said Tract No. 376; thence, southwesterly, along lot lines, to the northerly corner of Lot 104, Tract No. 300 as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book 14, pages 11 and 12, Miscellaneous Maps of Orange County, California; thence, southeasterly, to the easterly corner of said Lot 104; thence, southwesterly, along lot line and the prolongation thereof, to the center line of Twenty-third Street; thence, southeasterly, along said center line, to the center line of Irvine Avenue; thence, southwesterly, along said center line to the center line of Fifteenth Street, said point being in the northeasterly boundary line of the City of Newport Beach; thence, in a general northwesterly direction, following along said city boundary line, to an intersection with the ordinary high tide line of the Pacific Ocean; thence, northwesterly, along said high tide line, to the center line of the channel of the Santa Ana River; thence, northeasterly, along said center line, to the westerly prolongation of the north line of Fairview Farms, as shown on a Map thereof recorded in Book 8, page 71, Miscellaneous Maps of Orange County, California; thence easterly, along said north line and the prolongation thereof, to the center line of Newport Avenue, as shown on said Map of Tract No. 300; thence, northeasterly, along said center line, to the center line of Mesa Drive, and the point of beginning.

(Code 1961, § 71.011; Ord. No. 3283, § 1, 9-29-81)

This chapter describes County procedures for reviewing and approving requests for reasonable accommodation in housing for persons with disabilities in conformance with applicable fair housing laws.

(a) Notice to the public of availability of accommodation process. Notice of the availability of reasonable accommodation shall be displayed at OC Public Works/OC Planning (department) and on the department's web site. A fact sheet regarding the County's reasonable accommodation process shall also be available.

(b) Requesting reasonable accommodation.

(1) Any eligible person may request a reasonable accommodation in land use, zoning and building regulations, policies, practices and procedures.

(2) Requests for reasonable accommodation shall be in writing, may be submitted concurrently with any application for discretionary or ministerial permit, and shall include the following information:

a. Name and address of the individual(s) requesting reasonable accommodation;

b. Name and address of the property owner(s);

c. Address of the property for which accommodation is requested;

d. Description of the requested accommodation and the regulation(s), policy or procedure for which accommodation is sought; and

e. Reason the requested accommodation is necessary for the individual(s) with the disability to use and enjoy the dwelling.

(3) Any information identified by an applicant as confidential shall be retained in a manner so as to respect the privacy rights of the applicant and shall not be made available for public inspection.

(4) A request for reasonable accommodation in regulations, policies, practices and procedures may be filed at any time that the accommodation may be necessary to ensure equal access to housing. A reasonable accommodation does not remove an individual's obligations to comply with other applicable regulations.

(5) If an individual needs assistance in making the request for reasonable accommodation, the County will provide assistance.

(c) Reviewing authority.

(1) For purposes of this Section, the "Reviewing Authority" is the Director, OC Planning.

(2) Requests for reasonable accommodation shall be reviewed by the Reviewing Authority, using the criteria set forth in Sec. 7-1-2(d).

(3) The Reviewing Authority shall notify the applicant within thirty (30) calendar days of the application submittal date whether the application is deemed complete or incomplete.

(4) The Reviewing Authority shall issue a written decision on a request for reasonable accommodation within sixty (60) days of the date the application has been determined to be complete, and may either grant, grant with specified reasonable conditions, or deny a request for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the required findings set forth in Sec. 7-1-2(d).

(5) If necessary to reach a determination on the request for reasonable accommodation, the Reviewing Authority may request further information from the applicant consistent with fair housing laws, specifying in detail the information that is required. In the event a request for additional information is made, the sixty (60) day period to issue a decision will not begin until after the application has been deemed complete.

(d) Required findings. The written decision to grant, grant with specified reasonable conditions, or deny a request for reasonable accommodation shall be based on the following factors:

(1) Whether the housing, which is the subject of the request for reasonable accommodation, will be used by an individual with disabilities protected under the law;

(2) Whether the requested accommodation is necessary to make housing available to an individual with disabilities protected under the law;

(3) Whether the requested accommodation would impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the County; and

(4) Whether the requested accommodation would require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the County's land use and zoning or building program.

(e) Written decision on the request for reasonable accommodation.

(1) The written decision on the request for reasonable accommodation shall explain in detail the basis of the decision, including the Reviewing Authority's findings on the criteria set forth in Section 7-1-2(d). All written decisions shall give notice of the applicant's right to appeal and to request reasonable accommodation in the appeals process as set forth below. The notice of decision shall be sent to the applicant by certified mail.

(2) The written decision of the Reviewing Authority shall be final unless an applicant appeals it to the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 7-9-150.4, as applicable.

(3) If the Reviewing Authority fails to render a written decision on the request for reasonable accommodation within the sixty (60) day time period from the date the application is deemed complete pursuant to Section 7-1-2(c), the request shall be deemed granted.

(4) While a request for reasonable accommodation is pending, all laws and regulations otherwise applicable to the property that is the subject of the request shall remain in full force and effect.

(f) Appeals.

(1) Within thirty (30) days of the date of the Reviewing Authority's written decision, an applicant may appeal an adverse decision. Appeals shall be made in writing.

(2) If an individual needs assistance in filing an appeal on an adverse decision, the County provide assistance to ensure the appeals process is accessible.

(3) All appeals shall contain a statement of the grounds for the appeal. Any information identified by an applicant as confidential shall be retained in a manner so as to respect the privacy rights of the applicant and shall not be made available for public inspection.

(4) Nothing in this procedure shall preclude an aggrieved individual from seeking any other remedy available.

(5) Appeals of any decision by the Director, OC Planning shall be to the Planning Commission. The order of the Planning Commission shall be final.

(Ord. No. 13-005, § 1, 12-10-13)