Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 5 Planning and Development Agency

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Editor's note— Article 5 entitled "Planning Department", consisting of Section 2-4.501, recodified from Section 61400, P.C.O.C., as added by Ordinance No. 414, as amended by Ordinance No. 75-90, effective February 28, 1975, amended by Ordinance No. 82-529, effective January 21, 1983. Sections 2-4.502 and 2-4.503, recodified from Sections 61401 and 61402, P.C.O.C., as added by Ordinance No. 414, repealed by said Ordinance No. 75-90

Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 65913.3, there is hereby established a Planning and Development Agency for Plumas County which shall be known as the Department of Planning and Building Services.

(§ 1, Ord. 82-529, eff. January 21, 1983, as amended by § 2, Ord. 01-947, eff. June 14, 2001)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 65913.3 of the Government Code of the State, the Planning and Development Agency shall be responsible for receiving all applications for development permits, coordinating reviews and decision-making, and providing information relative to the status of such applications. The Planning and Development Agency shall develop and maintain a procedural guide for application processing. The Planning and Development Agency shall be the Planning Agency required by Section 65100 of the Government Code of the State.

(§ 1, Ord. 82-529, eff. January 21, 1983)

(a) Creation. There is hereby created the office of Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall be appointed by the Planning Director, confirmed by the Board, and act under the general direction of the Planning Director.

(b) Responsibility. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 11509 of the Business and Professions Code of the State and Sections 65401, 65402, and 65900 of the Government Code of the State, the Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the portions of this Code as provided by this section.

(c) Duties. The Zoning Administrator shall have original jurisdiction to act as a hearing officer to investigate, consider, approve, conditionally approve, deny, revoke approval, or refer to the Board applications for variances, special use permits, tentative maps, and other permits when this Code provides therefor and establishes criteria for determining such matters. The Zoning Administrator shall notice all hearings and meetings as required by this Code. The Zoning Administrator shall grant applications in strict conformance with the requirements of this Code, and the Zoning Administrator may prepare and adopt additional rules and procedures necessary or convenient for the conduct of business.

(§ 1, Ord. 88-694, eff. July 15, 1988; § 1, Ord. 05-1026, adopted March 29, 2005)

(a) Creation. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 65903 of the Government Code of the State, a Board of Appeals is hereby created.

(b) Appointment. The Board of Appeals shall consist of the Board.

(c) Duties. The Board of Appeals shall hear and determine appeals from decisions of the Zoning Administrator and the Planning Commission. The Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination, as appropriate. The procedure for appeals shall be as provided elsewhere in Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 9 of this Code, commencing with Section 9-2.1001.

(§ 1, Ord. 88-694, eff. July 15, 1988; § 1, Ord. 05-1026, adopted March 29, 2005)