San Dimas Municipal Code § 18.538.170 Industrial minor modifications

A development plan review shall be required. No person shall construct any building or structure, or relocate, rebuilt, alter, enlarge or modify any existing building or structure, until a development plan has been reviewed and approved in accordance to the provisions of Chapter 18.12 of this title, or until a minor modification has been approved by the director of community development in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.538.170. Prior to the submittal of any formal application to the community development department the applicant may request an informal review and comments regarding the city development policies and standards. An application for conceptual design review shall be accompanied by any applicable fee and the following materials:

A. A scaled site plan.

B. Conceptual architectural floor plans and building elevations.

C. A preliminary grading plan.

D. A conceptual landscape plan.

E. Breakdown of land uses, i.e., parking (compact vs. standard), floor area(s), building coverage(s), landscape coverages, etc.

F. Written description of all proposed uses.

(Ord. 938 § 1 (V (A)), 1990; Ord. 1314, 9/24/2024; Ord. 1315, 10/8/2024; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

Minor modifications to the provisions of this specific plan are intended to provide for the reasonable deviation of review and/or development requirements pursuant to the provisions of this section.

A. The director of community development without public hearing, may grant a variance allowing a minor modification from the requirements of this specific plan limited to the following:

1. Reduction of open areas by permitting portions of a building to extend into and occupy not more than ten percent of the area of a required yard.

2. Waive the development review requirement for minor alterations to existing structures which conform to the following:

a. Repainting of an existing structure the same or similar color hue which currently exists on the site.

b. Minor alterations in location of landscape features or plant materials from an approved landscape plan.

c. Minor alterations to approved plans which would not create a noticeable difference in the building design. Such minor alterations would not include the elimination of approved building materials.

B. In granting a minor modification, the director of community development shall make the findings in accordance with Section 18.204.020 of this title.

C. The determination of the director of community development may be appealed to the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 938 § 1 (V (B)), 1990; Ord. 1314, 9/24/2024; Ord. 1315, 10/8/2024)

The determinations of the director of community development and/or the planning commission as applicable, may be appealed to the city council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18.212 of this title.

(Ord. 938 § 1 (V (C)), 1990; Ord. 1314, 9/24/2024; Ord. 1315, 10/8/2024; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)