Santa Ana Municipal Code § 41-676 Revocation of land use certificates

Whenever a land use certificate is required for any use or activity by the provisions of this chapter, the procedures for issuance of such land use certificate shall be as follows:

(a) Applications for a land use certificate shall be filed by the applicant with the director of planning and development services on such forms as may be provided by the director and shall be accompanied by such filing fee as may be set by resolution of the city council. The application shall provide such information and documentation as the director shall, by departmental regulation, determine to be appropriate.

(b) The director of planning and development services shall issue the land use certificate if he determines that the use or activity will be conducted in accordance with the applicable requirements specified in this chapter; otherwise, he shall deny the land use certificate. The land use certificate, if granted, shall specifically identify the grantee and the nature and location of the use or activity to be permitted, and the limitations imposed by this chapter on such use or activity. In the event that the use or activity is one which is limited by the provisions of this chapter to a maximum number of days per period of time, the land use certificate may designate the dates on which such use or activity is permitted.

(c) See section 41-196 for land use certificate ABC license requests.

(Ord. No. NS-1729, § 2, 6-4-84; Ord. No. NS-2334, § 7, 11-3-97)

The director of planning and development services may revoke a land use certificate, after notice and opportunity to be heard by the grantee, upon his determination that the land use certificate is being exercised in a manner contrary to the regulations of this chapter which are applicable to the use or activity permitted by the land use certificate.

(Ord. No. NS-1729, § 2, 6-4-84)

Any applicant for a land use certificate whose application is denied by the director of planning and development services, and any grantee whose land use certificate is revoked by the said director, may, within ten (10) days following such decision, appeal such decision to the planning commission, in which event the decision of the director shall be vacated, and the planning commission shall determine whether to issue or revoke the land use certificate in accordance with the requirements of this chapter applicable thereto. The applicant or grantee shall be given at least five (5) days prior written notice by the director of the time and place at which the planning commission will consider the application or revocation and shall be provided with an opportunity to be heard by the planning commission prior to its decision being made. The director or the planning commission may provide such other notice of a hearing on the matter as they deem appropriate. An appeal pursuant to this section shall be filed in writing by the applicant or grantee and shall be accompanied by a fee equal to one-half (½) of the original application fee. The decision of the planning commission shall be final with no further right of appeal.

(Ord. No. NS-1729, § 2, 6-4-84)