Chapter 18.75 — ON-PREMISES SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES
18.72 through 18.78 (or the earlier enacted version of these provisions) within the…
Whittier Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Whittier
application.
B.
The completeness of an application is determined by the director within twenty-one calendar days of submission to the planning division. If the director determines that the application is not complete, the director must notify the applicant in writing that the application is not complete and the reasons therefor, including any additional information necessary to render the application complete. Such writing shall be deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, immediately upon determination that the application is incomplete.
Within twenty-one calendar days following the receipt of an amended application or supplemental information, the director must determine whether the application is complete. If an amended application is not filed with the city within fifteen days of the date of the notice to the applicant that the application is incomplete, then the application is deemed withdrawn.
C.
The director, planning commission or design review board —as applicable—must consider the application and issue a decision within sixty days of the determination of a complete application for a sign plan review, or within sixty days of the determination of a complete application for a master sign program.
D.
The director's planning commission's, or design review board's decision must be hand-delivered or mailed to the applicant forthwith.
E.
The applicant may request additional time beyond that provided for in this chapter or may request a continuance regarding any decision or consideration by the city of a pending application. Extensions of time sought by applicants are not to be considered delay on the part of the city, or constitute failure by the city to provide for prompt decisions on applications.
F.
Failure by the city to render a decision within the time frames established in any part of this chapter is deemed a grant of the permit application.
(Ord. 2900 § 5 (part), 2007)
(Ord. No. 2932, §§ 16, 17, 8-11-09; Ord. No. 3054, §§ 15, 16, 8-9-16)
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