San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 4 Board of Zoning Adjustments

(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 2007-037, 11/19/07 (Section 1-3-405); Ordinance No. 2011-006, 4/4/11 (Section 1-3-405))

The Board of Zoning Adjustments shall consist of seven members.

The Board shall:

(a) Hear and decide upon applications for the approval of:

(1) Conditional uses other than Planned Unit Developments under Chapter 7-2 of this Code (Signs) and the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro;

(2) Variances under the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro and Chapter 7-7 of this Code (Right-of-Way Lines);

(3) Home occupations under the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro;

(4) Modification of requirements for and restrictions upon fences, walls and hedges under the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro;

(5) Installation of operating accessory structures in required yards under the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro;

(6) Any matter within the jurisdiction of the Site Development Sub-Commission under Chapter 7-2 and the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro when such application is filed in combination with an application for approval of a matter within the jurisdiction of the Board. In so hearing and deciding, the Board shall have the same powers and duties and shall be limited to the same scope of review as is the Site Development Sub-Commission;

(b) Hear and decide appeals from administrative action under the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro;

(c) Make recommendations to the Planning Commission as to the desirability of amendments to the Zoning Code of the City of San Leandro.

Editor's Note: Chapter 7-2, referred to in this section, was repealed by Ordinance No. 95-037, 11/6/95.

The Board shall act upon any matter brought before it within 30 days after conclusion of the hearing unless otherwise agreed with the applicant. Failure to act within such time shall constitute disapproval of the application.

Any decision of the Board shall be subject to appeal to the Council, and shall not be effective until expiration of the appeal period.