Title D — ZONING›Division D6 — Planning Permit Procedures

Chapter II — Appeals and Calls for Review

San Ramon Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · San Ramon

Contents:

D7-8- Purpose

D7-9 - Right of Appeal

D7-10 - Time Limits for Appeals and Calls for Review

D7-11 - Initiation of Appeals and Calls for Review

D7-12 - Procedures for Appeals and Calls for Review

D7-13 - Effective Dates D7-14 - New Appeal

D7-8- Purpose

  • A. Appeals. To avoid results inconsistent with the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, any decision made in compliance with this Zoning Ordinance:

    1. Zoning Administrator. Decisions made by the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Commission; and

    2. Commission. Decisions made by the Commission may be appealed to the Council.

  • B. Calls for Review. As an additional safeguard to avoid results inconsistent with the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance, any decision of:

    1. Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may be called up for review by the Commission; and

    2. Commission. The Commission may be called up for review by the Council.

D7-9 - Right of Appeal

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An appeal may be initiated by the applicant or any interested person.

D7-10 - Time Limits for Appeals and Calls for Review

  • A. Appeals by applicant or other interested parties. An appeal of a decision by an applicant or other interested party shall be initiated within 10 calendar days of the date of the decision.

  • B. Time limits. When the appeal period ends on a weekend or holiday, the time limits shall be extended to the next working day.

  • C. Calls for Review. Calls for Review shall be initiated before the end of the appeal periods identified in Subsections A. and B., above, which is the effective date of the decision to be reviewed.

D7-11 - Initiation of Appeals and Calls for Review

  • A. Filing of an appeal. An appeal accompanied by the fee identified in the City’s Fee Schedule shall be filed with the City Clerk on a form provided and shall state specifically the following information:

    1. The specific determination or interpretation that is claimed to be not in compliance with the purposes of this Zoning Ordinance;

    2. The specific facts that are claimed to be in error or an abuse of discretion;

    3. The specific facts of the record which are claimed to be inaccurate; or

    4. The specific decision that is claimed to be unsupported by the record.

  • B. Calls for Review. A Call for Review shall be filed by a member of the Commission or the Council with the Zoning Administrator stating the reasons for the review before the effective date of the decision to be reviewed in compliance with Section D7-8 (Purpose and Authorization for Appeals and Calls for Review), above.

  • C. Effect on decisions. The timely filing of an appeal or a Call for Review shall cause a stay (e.g., shall temporarily vacate all proceedings associated with the matter subject to the appeal) in the effective date of the action or decision from which the appeal or a Call for Review has been taken until a final decision on the matter has been rendered by the appropriate review authority.

D7-12 - Procedures for Appeals and Calls for Review

  • A. Hearing date. An appeal or Call for Review shall be scheduled for a hearing before the appellate body within 60 calendar days of the City's receipt of an appeal unless both the applicant and appellant consent to a later date.

  • B. Notice and public hearing.

    1. An appeal or Call for Review hearing shall be a public hearing only if the decision being appealed or reviewed required a public hearing.

    2. Notice of the public hearing shall be given in the same manner required for the decision being appealed or reviewed in compliance with Division D7, Chapter IV (Public Hearings).

  • C. Plans and materials.

    1. At an appeal or Call for Review hearing, the appellate body shall conduct a hearing “de novo” and may consider new materials and testimony in addition to the same application, plans, and related project materials that were the subject of the original decision.

    2. The City Clerk shall advise the appellate body as to compliance with this provision.

  • D. Hearing. At the hearing, the appellate body shall review the record of the decision and hear testimony of the appellant, the applicant, and any other interested party.

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  • E. Decision and notice.

    1. After the hearing, the appellate body shall affirm, modify, or reverse the original decision.

    2. The appellate body’s decision shall be supported by the weight of the evidence presented at the hearing.

    3. Decisions on appeals or Calls for Review shall be rendered within 30 calendar days of the close of the hearing.

    4. The notice shall be mailed within five working days after the date of the decision to the applicant, the appellant, and any other party requesting notice.

  • F. Failure to act. Failure of the appellate body to act within the time limits identified in Subsections A. and E., above shall be deemed affirmation of the original decision.

D7-13 - Effective Dates

  • A. Commission decision. A decision by the Commission regarding an appeal or Call for Review shall become final 10 calendar days after the effective date of the decision, unless appealed to the Council in compliance with this Chapter.

  • B. Council decision. A decision by the Council regarding an appeal or Call for Review shall become final on the effective date of the decision.

D7-14 - New Appeal

Following disapproval of an appeal or certification of a decision called for review, any matter that is the same or substantially the same shall not be considered by the same appellate body within the following 12-month period, unless the disapproval or certification was made without prejudice, and so stated in the record.