Wasco Municipal Code Ch. 17.70 Administration

The purpose of this chapter is to establish general rules and responsibilities for the administration of this zoning code. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).

A. Planning Agency Defined. In compliance with Government Code Section 65100, the city council has established a planning agency and by adoption of this zoning code assigned the functions of the planning agency to the planning department, planning commission, and the city council, as more particularly described below.

B. City Council. The city council shall perform the duties assigned by the provisions of this zoning code including final decisions on development agreements, zoning code amendments, general plan amendments, zoning map amendments, and other applicable policy and regulatory matters. The council shall also review appeals filed from planning commission decisions.

C. Planning Commission. The planning commission shall perform the duties assigned by the provisions of this zoning code including the review of development projects, review of appeals from the director’s decisions, and make recommendations to the council on development agreements, zoning code amendments, general plan amendments, zoning map amendments, and other applicable policy and regulatory matters.

D. Planning Director. The planning director serves as the department head and manages the day-to-day and long- range functions of the planning department. The director has the responsibility and authority to approve and/or deny applications for various planning reviews including site plan and design review permits, sign permits, temporary use permits, home occupation permits, landscape plan approvals, administrative zoning modifications, and determination of similar use. The director also serves in a support role for the planning commission and city manager. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).