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Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS›Article 603 — HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

603.04: PROCEDURES:

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

A. Filing: Written applications for hillside development permits or administrative hillside development permits shall be filed with the community development department in accordance with the application procedures in article 601, "Common Procedures", of this series.

  • B. Review Procedures:

  1. The zoning administrator shall review all applications within thirty (30) days to determine if they are complete as provided for in article 601, "Common Procedures", of this series. No application shall be deemed complete until the applicant has applied for any conditional use permit, variance, or other zoning or subdivision approval required pursuant to this chapter.

  2. After determining that an application is complete, the zoning administrator shall review the application for compliance with the applicable HZ overlay district requirements.

  3. After determining that an application is complete, if it is not exempt from environmental review, the zoning administrator shall conduct the hillside development review process concurrently with the required environmental review. When a project requiring review by the city council is subject to environmental review, the zoning administrator shall submit the proposed negative declaration or environmental impact report to the city council for review and action pursuant to CEQA requirements before the city council takes action on the hillside development application. The application for a hillside development permit should be processed concurrently with the appropriate environmental document.

  4. Hillside development permit:

  • a. The zoning administrator shall prepare a report and recommendation.

b. If an application is exempt from environmental review and does not otherwise require a hearing by the city council, a public hearing shall be held before the city council within thirty (30) days of the date the application is deemed complete.

c. No separate notice or public hearing is required for a hillside development permit for a project that requires a conditional use permit, variance, tentative map or other discretionary approval subject to a public hearing by the city council.

  1. Administrative hillside development permit:

a. The zoning administrator may conduct a public hearing for any application that may be approved by the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall act on a project with a complete application within thirty (30) days of the date the application is received. (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
    2. Article 601 — COMMON PROCEDURES
    3. Article 602 — ZONING CONFORMANCE REVIEW
    4. ▸ Article 603 — HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
      Overview
      1. 603.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 603.02: APPLICABILITY:
      3. 603.03: DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:
      4. 603.04: PROCEDURES:
      5. 603.05: APPEALS, EXPIRATION AND EXTENSIONS:
    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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