88.0125 Compatibility Review Process for Major Design

Where a determination has been made that Major Design Deviations are proposed in architectural size or detail, the following procedure must be followed to determine and ensure compatibility:

(a) Application. Where the Director of Community Development has determined that an application is subject to Major Design Deviation Review, the applicant shall provide all information deemed by the Director of Community

Development to be necessary to the review, and shall pay all fees established by the City for processing a Major Variance.

(b) Notice. Notice of the proposed design deviation shall be mailed to all property owners within the subject tract, as shown on the latest equalized tax roll, as well as within 300 feet of the proposed residential unit(s). The notice shall describe the nature of the proposal, the location of the project, and a statement that the decision will be made on a date not less than 20 days nor more than 30 days from the mailing of the notice. The notice shall also state that written responses are requested. Notice of the decision shall be mailed or delivered to the property owners within the subject tract and within 300 feet of the proposed homes.

responses made as a result of the mailed notice. Where substantial opposition to the proposed deviations is received by the City, or upon determination by the Community Development Director that the application presents facts which are subject to the Major Deviation Review procedure, or upon the Community Development Director’s independent determination that a further evaluation of compatibility is necessary, the matter shall be set for public hearing before the Planning Commission. Substantial Opposition is defined in Section 88.0130.

(d) Planning Commission Review. Review of the proposed changes shall be in accordance with the procedure for reviewing Major Variances, as set forth in Article 9 of the Development Code, and shall also include findings related to compatibility as defined in Section 88.0130, including a finding that the proposed deviations, as they may be conditioned by the Planning Commission, retain the integrity and character of the neighborhood. (Ord. 143 § 1, 1995)