Chapter 17.56

APPLICATIONS, FEES, NOTICES, HEARINGS AND PROCEDURES GENERALLY

• A. The Planning Commission shall prescribe the form in which applications are made for changes in zone boundaries or classification, site plans, variances, conditional use permits and unclassified use permits. It may prepare and provide blanks for such purposes and may prescribe the type of information to be provided in the application by the applicant. No application shall be accepted unless it complies with such requirements.

• B. Significance of Signatures. If signatures of persons other than the owners of property making the application are offered in support of, or in opposition to, an application under the provisions of this chapter, they may be received as evidence of notice having been served upon such signers of the pending issue, but they shall in no case infringe upon the free exercise of the powers vested in the City as represented by the Planning Commission and the City Council.

• C. To Be Numbered and Become Part of Permanent Record—Items to Be Attached Thereto. Applications filed pursuant to this chapter shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their filing, and shall become a part of the permanent official records of the Planning Commission, and there shall be attached thereto and permanently filed therewith copies of all notices and actions, with certificates and affidavits of posting, mailing or publications pertaining thereto.

• D. Investigations. The Planning Commission shall cause to be made by its own members, or members of its staff, such investigation of facts bearing upon an application under the provisions of this chapter set for hearing, that will assure action on each case consistent with the purpose of this chapter.

• (Prior code §§ 44-186—44-189)

Fees shall be paid upon the filing of an application under the provisions of this chapter, and such fees shall not be refundable. Fees are in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Council.

(Prior code § 44-190; Ord. 1198, 4/22/2025)

• A. Manner of Giving. Notice of time and place and date of public hearings under the provisions of this chapter shall be given in the following manner:

  1. Notice of any public hearing upon a proposed general plan amendment, variance, conditional use permit, unclassified use permit, tentative tract map, tentative parcel map, condominium conversion, or development review application shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than 10 days before the date of such public hearing. Notice of public hearing shall be given by the following method: mailing of a written notice not less than 10 days prior to the date of such hearing to the last known address of the owners and tenants of the

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City of Paramount, CA

PARAMOUNT CODE

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§ 17.56.040

property located within not less than a 500-foot radius of the exterior boundaries of the subject property as indicated on the latest available County assessment rolls.

2. Notice of any public hearing upon a proposed amendment to this chapter (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment) or to the map which is a part of this chapter (zone change), shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than 20 days before the date of such public hearing. Notice of public hearing shall be given by the following method: mailing of a written notice not less than 20 days prior to the date of such hearing to the last known address of the owners and tenants of the property located within not less than a 500-foot radius of the exterior boundaries of the subject property as indicated on the latest available County assessment rolls.

3. A written notice shall be sent to the owner of the subject property and to the applicant if the applicant is a person other than the owner of such property not less than 10 days prior to the date of hearing on any type of application.

• B. Required Wording and Contents Generally. Notices of hearings on general plan amendment, zone change, unclassified use permit, variance, conditional use permit, and development review application shall consist of the words: "Notice of Proposed General Plan Amendment" or "Notice of Proposed Zone Change" or "Notice of Proposed Unclassified Use Permit" or "Notice of Proposed Conditional Use Permit" or "Notice of Proposed Development Review Application" as the case may be, setting forth the description of the property under consideration, the detailed nature of the proposed change, or requested permit or use, clearly identifiable site plan and elevations or renderings as relevant, and the time, place, and date at which the public hearings on the matter will be held.

(Prior code §§ 44-191, 44-192; Ord. 1175 §§ 3, 4, 2023; Ord. 1198, 4/22/2025)

• A. Scheduling—Date.

  1. All proposals for amending zone boundaries or classifications of property uses within any zone, or for considering the granting of variances, conditional use permits, site plans, unclassified use permits, and development review applications as provided in this chapter shall be set by the secretary of the Planning Commission for public hearing when such hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission/ Development Review Board, and by the City Clerk for hearings to be held before the City Council.

  2. The date of such hearings shall be not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days from the date of the filing of the verified application, or the adoption of the resolution or the making of the motion.

• B. Establishment of Rules of Conduct of Hearings. The Planning Commission may establish rules governing the conduct of public hearings conducted by it under the provisions of this chapter.

• C. Hearings May Be Continued Without Recourse to Additional Public Notice. If, for any reason, testimony on any case set for public hearing under the provisions of this chapter cannot be completed on the date set for such hearing, the person presiding at such public

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City of Paramount, CA § 17.56.040

ZONING

§ 17.56.040

hearing may, before adjournment or recess thereof, publicly announce the time and place to, and at which, such hearing will be continued, and no further notice is required.

• D. Permanent Files to Include Summary of Testimony. A summary of all pertinent testimony offered at public hearings held in connection with an application filed pursuant to this chapter, and the names of persons testifying, shall be recorded and made a part of the permanent files of the case.

(Prior code §§ 44-193—44-196; Ord. 1175 § 5, 2023)

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City of Paramount, CA

ZONING

§ 17.60.010

§ 17.60.030