§ 17.02.030. Planning Commission duties and responsibilities.

The duties of the Planning Commission are outlined in this section.

A.

The Planning Commission shall instruct the Planning Director to exercise administrative duties where applicable;

B.

The Planning Commission shall conduct public hearings to consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding general plan amendments, zone changes, zone variances, and specific plans;

C.

The Planning Commission shall conduct public hearing to recommend approval (to the City Council) of all the tentative parcel maps and tentative tract maps;

D.

The Planning Commission shall consider the appeals of determinations made by the Planning Director regarding site plan reviews, signage plans, and temporary use permits; and,

E.

The Planning Commission shall conduct public hearings to approve plot plans, variances and conditional use permits.

Table 17.02-1 identifies the permits and approvals that may be necessary as required by this Zoning Code, as well as approving authority and appeal body.

Table 17.02-1 Permit Approval Matrix
Application	Staff	Planning Commission	City Council
Conditional Use Permit	Review	Approval	Appeal
Final Map	Review	—	Approval
General Plan Amendment	Review	Recommendation	Approval
Lot Line Adjustment & Parcel Merger	Approval	Appeal	Appeal
Administrative Plot Plan Review	Approval	Appeal	Appeal
Plot Plan (without EIR)	Review	Approval	Appeal
Plot Plan (with EIR)	Review	Approval	Appeal
Sign Plans	Approval	Appeal	Appeal
Modification of Standards	Approval	Appeal	Appeal
Specific Plan	Review	Recommendation	Approval
Temporary Use Permit	Approval	Appeal	Appeal
Tentative Parcel Map	Review	Recommendation	Approval
Tentative Tract Map	Review	Recommendation	Approval
Variance	Review	Approval	Appeal
Zone Change	Review	Recommendation	Approval
Zoning Ordinance	Review	Recommendation	Approval

 

(Ord. 920 §2, 9/2007)