Title 19›Chapter 19.88 — USE PERMITS

Article 6 — DISCRETIONARY PERMITS AND PROCEDURES

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Chapter 19.80 DESIGN REVIEW

§ 19.80.010. Purpose. § 19.80.020. Design guidelines. § 19.80.030. Applicability. § 19.80.040. Procedures and decisions. § 19.80.050. Finding.

Chapter 19.81 STREAMSIDE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

§ 19.81.010. Purpose. § 19.81.020. Guidelines. § 19.81.030. Procedures. § 19.81.040. Decisions. § 19.81.050. Findings.

Chapter 19.82 MISCELLANEOUS PLAN PERMIT

§ 19.82.010. Purpose. § 19.82.020. When required. § 19.82.030. Procedures and decisions. § 19.82.040. Findings.

Chapter 19.84 VARIANCES

  • § 19.88.010. Purpose. § 19.88.020. Authority and types of permits.

  • § 19.88.040. Actions. § 19.88.050. Findings.

Chapter 19.90 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

  • § 19.90.010. Purpose. § 19.90.020. Authority and types of permits.

  • § 19.90.030. Procedures. § 19.90.040. Decisions. § 19.90.050. Findings.

Chapter 19.92 GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS

  • § 19.92.010. Purpose. § 19.92.020. Applicability. § 19.92.030. General plan amendment initiation authority.

  • § 19.92.040. Requests for council initiation of general plan amendments.

  • § 19.92.050. General plan amendment proceedings.

  • § 19.92.060. Zoning amendment proceedings.

  • § 19.92.070. Prezoning. § 19.92.080. Finding. § 19.92.090. Reapplication after denial.

  • § 19.84.010. Purpose. § 19.84.020. Restrictions. § 19.84.030. Procedures. § 19.84.040. Actions. § 19.84.050. Findings.

Chapter 19.94 TREE PRESERVATION

  • § 19.94.010. Findings.

  • § 19.94.020. Purpose. § 19.94.030. Definitions. § 19.94.040. Actions prohibited.

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SUNNYVALE CODE

§ 19.94.050. Permits required. § 19.96.090. Construction, demolition,
§ 19.94.060. Standards and criteria. relocation, or material
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§
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§		 19.94.065.
19.94.070.
19.94.080.
19.94.090.		 Decisions and procedures.
Display of permit.
Replacement trees.
Requirements for replanting		 § 19.96.095. change to landmark or
landmark district.
Construction, demolition,
relocation, or material
change to heritage resource
programs. or heritage resource district.
§ 19.94.100. Relocation of trees. § 19.96.100. Inventoried
§ 19.94.110. Requirements concerning structures—Notice prior to
protected trees during site demolition.
development or
modification.		 § 19.96.110. Unsafe or dangerous
conditions.
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§		 19.94.120.
19.94.130.		 Tree protection during
construction.
Project review committee.		 § 19.96.120.
§ 19.96.130.		 Showing of hardship.
Ordinary maintenance and
repair.
§ 19.94.140. On-site inspections. § 19.96.140. Duty to keep in good repair.
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§		 19.94.150.
19.94.160.		 Emergency waivers and
exemptions.
Penalties for violation.		 § 19.96.150.
§ 19.96.160.		 Actions.
Enforcement and penalties.
Chapter 19.96 Chapter 19.98
GENERAL PROCEDURES
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
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§		 19.96.010.
19.96.020.		 Findings and purpose.
Heritage preservation
commission.		 § 19.98.010.
§ 19.98.015.
§ 19.98.020.		 Purpose.
Existing permits.
Applications.
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§
§		 19.96.030.
19.96.040.
19.96.050.		 Responsibilities.
Definitions.
Criteria for evaluation and
nomination of heritage
resources.		 § 19.98.030.
§ 19.98.040.
§ 19.98.050.
§ 19.98.060.		 Fees.
Public notice.
Continuance of public
hearing.
Failure to act—Director of
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§		 19.96.060.
19.96.065.		 Heritage resources and
heritage resource districts
designation procedures.
Ranking of heritage
resources, alteration
process.		 § 19.98.070.
§ 19.98.075.		 community
development—Planning
commission—City council.
Appeals and calls for review.
Appeals of incompleteness
determinations.
§ 19.96.070. Change of use or multiple § 19.98.090. Conditions of approval.
residential uses of landmark § 19.98.100. Revisions or modifications.
or landmark district. § 19.98.110. Expiration.
§ 19.96.080. Landmarks and landmark § 19.98.120. Extension.
districts—Exceptions for § 19.98.130. Revocation.
reconstruction or additions. § 19.98.140. Violations.

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ZONING

§ 19.98.150. Certificate of use and § 19.98.190. Examinations and
occupancy surveys—Entry upon land.
required—Exceptions. § 19.98.200. Public nuisance
§ 19.98.160. Certificate of use and defined—Abatement.
occupancy—Issuance—Notice
§ 19.98.210.		 Interim
of deficiencies. ordinance—Urgency
§ 19.98.180. Enforcement—Issuance of measure.
permits, licenses or § 19.98.220. Exclusionary zoning.
approvals to comply.

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