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Title C — CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE›Chapter II — SINGLE BUILDING SITES›Article 3 — REQUIREMENTS

Santa Clara County Municipal Code Part 7 Improvement Agreement and Securities

Santa Clara County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Clara County

Cite as: Santa Clara County Municipal Code Part 7 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. C12-337. - Requirements.

The agreements and securities required shall be as outlined in Chapter I of this division. For on-site improvements, the Director of Planning and Development, or his or her designee, may reduce the initial improvement security amount based on the severity of any potential hazardous condition.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.35, § 5, 3-13-78; Ord. No. NS-1203.121, § 3, 8-5-14)

Editor's note— Secs. 4 and 5 of Ord. No. NS-1203.121 state: "This Ordinance shall take effect September 5, 2014. Any active or expired building site approval having an expiration date between September 5, 2012 and September 4, 2016, shall be automatically granted an additional two-year extension to the expiration date most recently in effect."

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Sec. C12-338. - Modification of approved plan.

Upon written application to the Land Development Coordinator, modifications of single building site approval may be made by the Land Development Coordinator. Applications for modifications shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount prescribed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.48, § 5, 2-25-80)

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Sec. C12-339. - Time for filing improvement plans.

In order that the improvement plans may be adequately checked prior to the expiration date of the single building site approval, they shall be filed with the County Surveyor's office not less than three weeks prior to said expiration date.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.95, § 2, 4-18-89)

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Sec. C12-339.1. - Staying of the single building site approval.

This provision shall apply only one time, at the time of the initial complete submittal to the County Surveyor's office for plan check if:

(1) An extension of time has been granted in accordance with Section C12-319.

(2) The filing is in accordance with the provisions of Section C12-339, or is in the County Surveyor's office at the time of adoption of this section, or is submitted to the County Surveyor's office within three weeks after the adoption of this section.

(3) The County Surveyor shall determine if there has been a complete submittal in accordance with these provisions and all other applicable regulations.

In all cases which meet these requirements, the time remaining prior to expiration of the single building site approval shall be stayed until the County Surveyor has had an opportunity to check the plans in the accordance with applicable procedures. Once the County Surveyor has completed his plan check, the remaining time left on the single site approval immediately recommences to run.

(Ord. No. NS-1203.96, § 2, 4-18-89)

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