Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Ch. 17.34 Introduction (CA)

§ 17.34.010. Introduction.¶

The purpose of this division is to outline procedures together with various land use permit or approval options.

Table 4-1 (Threshold of Review) identifies the full range of land use permit or approval options and the general review authority for the subject permit.

Table 4-1 Threshold of Review 6

Type of Application	See Chapter	Director Review 1	Commission Review 2	City Council Review 3
Amendments (General Plan, and Zoning Map/Ordinance) 3	17.72	X	X	X
Conditional Use Permit (Minor) 7	17.48	X	X
Conditional Use Permits 7	17.48	X	X	X
Development Agreements 3	17.56	X	X	X
Development Plan Permits	17.42	X	X	X
Development Plan Extension of Time 8	17.42	X	X	X
Home Occupation Permits	17.44	X
Private Tennis Court or Sport Court (Associated with PDP Modification)	17.30	X	X
Private Tennis Court or Sport Court Associated with Single-Family Residence	17.30	X	X
Sign Permits 4	17.28	X	X
Sign Programs	17.28	X	X
Single-Family Permit	17.42	X
Single-Family Permit Extension of Time	17.42	X
Specific Plans/Specific Plan Amendments 3	17.54	X	X	X
Street Names	17.58	X
Street Name Changes	17.58	X	X
Temporary Use Permits	17.46	X
Tentative Parcel Maps	16.12	X	X
Tentative Parcel Map Extension of Time	17.68	X	X
Tentative Tract Maps 3	16.12	X	X	X
Tentative Tract Map Extension of Time	17.68	X	X	X
Variances (Minor)	17.50	X
Variances 5	17.52	X	X

Notes:

1	The director may defer action and refer any permit or approval application to the commission for final determination.
2	The commission may defer action and refer any permit or approval application to the council for final determination.
3	Commission recommends to council for final determination.
4	The director may approve signs thirty sq. ft. or smaller in size or signs which conform to an approved sign program. Other signs are reviewed by the commission.
5	The commission shall recommend to the city council variances required in connection with a development plan permit or conditional use permit.
6	Project review authority for development plan and conditional use permits is dependent on the land use type and is identified in Tables 2-2 and 2-4.
7	The review authority for wireless communication facilities shall be subject to the provisions of Section 17.32.060(A) . Conditional uses within an existing building shall be subject to the review and approval of the director.
8	The director may approve time extensions, but may defer, at directors discretion, such requests to the commission or city council for final action.

(Ord. 777 § 1 (Exh. A), 2002; Ord. 818 Exh. A, 2002; Ord. 845 § 5, 2003; Ord. 912, § 3, 2005; Ord. 1030 § 2, 2011; Ord. 1219, 7/18/2024; Ord. 1223, 6/5/2025)

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