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Chapter 24

24.040 Applications Deemed Withdrawn.

Petaluma Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Petaluma

  • A. The Director may deem any application submitted pursuant to this Zoning Ordinance withdrawn if:

    1. The applicant submits a written request to withdraw the application; or

  1. The Director determines that the proposed use is not an allowable use in the land use designation or zoning district category where the property that is the subject of the application is located, pursuant to Tables 4.1 through 4.5, the City’s General Plan land use map or the planning subareas in Chapter 2 of the General Plan Land Use Element, and the required application for General Plan or Zoning Ordinance/map amendment has not been submitted; or

  2. The application has been held, awaiting the applicant’s submittal of additional required information, and the applicant has not submitted the required information within 90 days of:

    • a. The last City notification to the applicant requesting additional information in advance of either a decision to accept the application for processing, or review by the Planning Commission, City Council, or other discretionary body; or

    • b. The date of the last Planning Commission or City Council consideration of the application.

B. Prior to an application being deemed withdrawn outside of a request for withdrawal from the applicant, the Director shall provide notice to the applicant of the required information that the applicant has not provided and that the application will be deemed withdrawn on the close of business on the fifth business day following the

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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date of the notice, or at a later time that the Director, in the Director’s sole discretion, may specify in the notice. The notice shall also include an explanation of the requirements for refiling the application.

C. A withdrawn application may be refiled at any time, subject to all applicable requirements for new applications in accordance with this Zoning Ordinance. (Ord. 2811 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2022.)

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▸Contents — Petaluma Zoning Code
Petaluma Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3 — DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
  4. Chapter 4 — ZONE DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USES
  5. Chapter 5 — OVERLAY ZONES
  6. Chapter 6 — FLOODWAY AND FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS
  7. Chapter 7 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
  8. Chapter 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT
  9. Chapter 9
  10. Chapter 10 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS
  11. Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET
  12. Chapter 12 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS
  13. Chapter 13
  14. Chapter 14 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
  15. Chapter 15
  16. Chapter 16
  17. Chapter 17 — TREE PRESERVATION
  18. Chapter 18 — PUBLIC ART
  19. Chapter 19 — PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT AND PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTR…
  20. Chapter 20 — SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
  21. Chapter 21 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  22. Chapter 22 — NONCONFORMING USES
  23. Chapter 23
  24. ▸Chapter 24
    Overview
    1. 24.010 Purpose.
    2. 24.020 Zoning Administrator.
    3. 24.030 Application Forms and Fees.
    4. 24.040 Applications Deemed Withdrawn.
    5. 24.050 Site Plan and Architectural Review.
    6. 24.060 Conditional Use Permits.
    7. 24.070 Variances.
    8. 24.080 Floodway Variances.
    9. 24.090 Appeals.
    10. 24.100 Public Notice.
    11. 24.110 Issuance of Permit or License.
  25. Chapter 25 — AMENDMENTS
  26. Chapter 26 — ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, ENACTMENT
  27. Chapter 27 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
  28. Chapter 28 — GLOSSARY

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