Chapter 24.525

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCEDURE[7 ]

Sections:

• 24.525.010 Chapter description.

• 24.525.040 Applicability of planned development permits.

• 24.525.050 Review process and action by director.

• 24.525.070 Required Kndings.

• 24.525.080 Conditions of approval.

7 Editor’s note(s): Section 69 of Ord. No. 2021-017, adopted December 13, 2021, amended Chapter 24.525 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Chapter 24.525 pertained to the same subject matter, and derived from the 1971 Code.

This chapter establishes the planned development permit procedure. This chapter provides a procedure for review and decisions regarding proposed projects that require planned development permits because the nature, location or other characteristics of a proposed development or proposed new use, including, without limitation, characteristics relating to design, construction, or operation, require greater scrutiny. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 69, 12-13-21)

A. When Required. A planned development permit or an amendment to a previously approved planned development permit must be approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in any instance where the applicable zoning district regulations or overlay zone regulations so require.

B. Concurrent Minor Variances. A minor variance may be processed, reviewed and considered as a component of a planned development permit; provided, that the decision-making authority makes the Yndings required by Section 24.535.120 in addition to the Yndings required by this chapter for the approval of planned development permits before approving any such minor variance as a component of the planned development permit.

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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C. Substitute. In cases where a coastal development permit is required for a project that requires a planned development permit, the coastal development permit may substitute for the planned development permit. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 69, 12-13-21)

An application for a planned development permit shall be reviewed and acted upon by the director at a public hearing pursuant to Section 24.500.060. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 69, 12-13-21)

Before the decision-making authority may grant a planned development permit, it must make all of the following Yndings with respect to location, size, design, operation and other characteristics of the proposed project:

A. The proposed project conforms to the comprehensive plan and is consistent with the purposes and requirements of this zoning ordinance;

B. The proposed project will be served by adequate water, sewer, public utilities and services, and by adequate vehicular and pedestrian access to insure that the proposed project will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;

C. New buildings or structures related to the project are compatible with the scale, mass, bulk, and orientation of buildings and structures in the surrounding vicinity; and

D. The overall project reZects a high level of development and design quality that will enhance and beneYt the city as a whole. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 69, 12-13-21)

Section 24.520.080 shall apply to planned development permits. (Ord. No. 2021-017, § 69, 12-13-21)