§112.0103 Consolidation of Processing

• (a) When an applicant applies for more than one permit, map, or other approval for a single development , the applications shall be consolidated for processing and shall be reviewed by a single decision maker as follows, except as provided in Sections 112.0103(b) through (d).

  • (1) The decision maker shall act on the consolidated application at the highest level of authority for that development as set forth in Section 111.0105.

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• (2) The findings required for approval of each permit shall be considered individually, consistent with Section 126.0105.

• (3) Where the consolidation of processing combines Process Two, Process Three, Process Four, or Process Five with Process CIP-Two or Process CIP-Five, the consolidation shall be made as follows:

  • (A) Consolidation of Process Two and Process CIP-Two shall be consolidated into Process CIP-Two.

  • (B) Consolidation of Process Three, Process Four, or Process Five with Process CIP-Five shall be consolidated into Process CIP-Five, except that any consolidation with a Process Five for rezoning shall be consolidated into Process Five.

• (b) When the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California Water Code require that the City prepare a Water Supply Assessment (WSA), the WSA shall be considered by the City Council. The associated development permit applications shall not be required to be consolidated for processing with approval of the WSA, as further described below:

  • (1) When the development permit is subject to Process Two, Three, or Four, the City Council must consider and approve the WSA prior to the lower decision maker's consideration and approval of the development permit .

  • (2) When the development permit is subject to Process Five, the City Council must consider and approve the WSA at a hearing that occurs prior to or at the same time as the hearing at which it grants approval of the development permit. A City Council action to adopt or certify an environmental document that incorporates a WSA constitutes approval of the WSA.

• (c) An application for an approval required to comply with a civil penalty Notice and Order related to a code violation shall not be required to be consolidated for processing with any other application, but may be consolidated at the applicant’s request.

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• (d) An application for a public right-of-way vacation in accordance with Chapter 12, Article 5, Division 9, or a public service easement vacation in accordance with Chapter 12, Article 5, Division 10, shall not be required to be consolidated for processing with any other approval associated with the development, but may be consolidated for processing at the applicant’s request. The public right-of-way vacation or the public service easement vacation must be recorded prior to the approval of any other associated construction permits or building permits in accordance with Sections 125.0950 or 125.1050.

  • (1) Although an application for a public right-of-way vacation or public service easement vacation is not required to be consolidated for processing with any other approval associated with the development , the whole of the action and the development’s potential environmental impacts shall be analyzed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.

(Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; amended 10-19-1999 by O-18691 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.)

(Amended 10-22-2013 by O-20309 N.S.; effective 12-12-2013.) (Amended 5-5-2015 by O-20481 N.S.; effective 6-4-2015.) (Amended 7-22-2024 by O-21836 N.S.; effective 10-5-2024.)

[Editors Note: Amendments as adopted by O-21836 N.S. will not apply within the Coastal Overlay Zone until the California Coastal Commission certifies it as a Local Coastal Program Amendment.

Click the link to view the Strikeout Ordinance highlighting changes to prior language http://docs.sandiego.gov/municode_strikeout_ord/O-21836-SO.pdf ]

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Article 2: Required Steps in Processing