§126.0114 Amendments to a Development Permit

• (a) A proposed revision to an approved development permit that would significantly reduce the scope of the development or is not in substantial conformance with the approved development permit requires an amendment to the approved development permit or an application for a new development permit , except that a development permit for industrial development in an industrial zone that is not located within 1,000 feet of a residential zone may be amended by obtaining a Process Two Neighborhood Development Permit.

• (b) A proposed change in use from one use category to another or the change, addition, or deletion of a use within the same use category may require an amendment to a Neighborhood Use Permit or a Conditional Use Permit, depending on the uses allowed by the permit, except as provided in Sections 126.0112 or 126.0113.

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• (c) An application for an amendment to a development permit shall be acted upon in accordance with the same process as would a new application for the same permit. When a development permit includes existing land uses that would not be permitted as new uses by the underlying base zone, the amendment application shall nevertheless be acted upon in accordance with the same process as the original development permit. The application is subject to environmental review and will be evaluated in accordance with the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 1516215164. The decision maker may revise existing conditions or impose new conditions.

• (d) An amendment to an existing development permit will not affect the original expiration date of the permit, unless a change is specifically requested. In such cases, the application must be deemed complete prior to the development permit expiration date and the development permit will automatically be extended until a decision on the amendment request is final and all available administrative appeals of the project decision have been exhausted.

• (e) Within the Coastal Overlay Zone, a proposed change in use which will result in an intensification of use requires an amendment or a new Coastal Development Permit.

• (f) An amendment to a development permit shall not be required for approval of a sign application in accordance with Section 142.1208.

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; amended 10-18-1999 by O-18691 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

(Amended 8-4-2011 by O-20081 N.S.; effective 10-6-2011.) (Amended 5-5-2015 by O-20481 N.S.; effective 6-4-2015.) (Renumbered from Section 126.0113 to Section 126.0114 and amended 1-8-2020 by O-21161 N.S.; effective 2-9-2020.)

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