Sec. 26-210. - When required.

(a)

A precise plan shall be approved or conditionally approved by the Community Development Director or Planning Commission, as set forth herein or in the sections applicable to the application at issue, before the issuance of any building permit for the new construction or expansion of an existing use in any zone as indicated in article II of this chapter. No person shall commence any use for which a conditional use permit is required or any use in any zone not permitted by right in either the R-A or R-1 zone, and no building permit shall be issued for any structure to be used for or in conjunction with any such use, until a precise plan covering the parcel or parcels to be used shall be approved and adopted as herein provided.

(b)

Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Building Code, no grading permit shall be issued for the grading or excavation of any land, until a precise plan, or other related actions covering the property proposed to be graded or excavated has been approved and adopted as herein provided. This subsection (b) shall not apply to the grading or excavation required in connection with:

(1)

The movement of less than fifty (50) cubic yards of earth, or

(2)

The grading of any parcel of property outside of the hillside overlay zone so as to improve the land for emergency drainage purposes.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)