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Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS›Article 600 — PLANNING AGENCY

600.03: ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

The zoning administrator is the community development director or his designated appointee. The zoning administrator has the following powers and duties under this chapter:

A. Provide professional recommendations to the city council, other appointed officials and city management on matters related to the planning and development of the community;

  • B. Administer the provisions of the California environmental quality act (CEQA) and the national environmental policy act (NEPA);

C. Approve, conditionally approve, modify, or deny applications reviewed by the project review and parcel map committees;

  • D. On behalf of the city execute indemnification and cost recovery agreement for projects requiring discretionary permits and/or those evaluated under the provisions of CEQA and NEPA;

  • E. Hear and decide applications for temporary use permits, minor modifications of approved conditional use permits, and administrative approvals subject to appeal to the city council;

F. Hear and decide applications for adjustments pursuant to provisions of article 610, "Adjustments", of this series;

G. Make determinations of zoning conformance pursuant to article 602, "Zoning Conformance Review", of this series;

H. Make environmental determinations on any approvals it grants that are subject to environmental review under the California environmental quality act and the procedures in article 611, "Environmental Review", of this series;

I. Negotiate the components and provisions of development agreements for recommendation to the city council;

  • J. Issue administrative regulations for the submission and review of applications;

  • K. Administratively approve or deny a use or occupancy where authority to do so is provided for in this chapter;

  • L. Make determinations of uncertainty of boundaries on the official zoning map pursuant to subsection 101.02B of this chapter;

M. Determine whether a legally approved permit has lapsed due to lack of implementation or an extension as provided for in subsections 601.08A, "Expiration", and B, "Extensions", of this series; and

N. Act as the environmental coordinator in administering the provisions of the California environmental quality act. (Ord. 1801, 12-3-2013)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. ▸ Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
    Overview
    1. ▸ Article 600 — PLANNING AGENCY
      Overview
      1. 600.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 600.02: CITY COUNCIL:
      3. 600.03: ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:
      4. 600.04: PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE:
      5. 600.05: PARCEL MAP COMMITTEE:
    2. Article 601 — COMMON PROCEDURES
    3. Article 602 — ZONING CONFORMANCE REVIEW
    4. Article 603 — HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
    5. Article 604 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
    6. Article 605 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
    7. Article 606 — VARIANCES
    8. Article 607 — AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PLAN
    9. Article 608 — AMENDMENTS TO ZONING MAP AND TEXT
    10. Article 609 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
    11. Article 610 — ADJUSTMENTS
    12. Article 611 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
    13. Article 612 — APPEALS
    14. Article 613 — ENFORCEMENT
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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