Chapter 17.30
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS1
Sections:
17.30.010 Demolition or Rebuilding of Buildings.
17.30.020 Conversion or Demolition of Affordable Housing.
17.30.010 Demolition or Rebuilding of Buildings.
Except when required for the emergency protection of public health or safety as determined by the City Administrator in consultation with the Building Official, no permit authorizing the demolition of any building within any district shall be issued until reviewed by the Planning Commission in accordance with the findings established in CMC 17.64.070, Demolition and Conversion of Residential Structures (if applicable). No permit for demolition shall be approved without the concurrent review and approval of replacement construction for the site. If the structure or site is identified as an historic resource, the demolition is prohibited except when approved by the Historic Resources Board and the Planning Commission consistent with the findings established in CMC 17.64.050. All related land use, design review and environmental review approvals and the processes established in Chapter 17.32 CMC, Historic Preservation, also shall be followed. The demolition or relocation of any structure shall require a coastal development permit. (Ord. 2009-07 Att. A, 2009; Ord. 2004-02 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2004-01 § 1, 2004).
17.30.020 Conversion or Demolition of Affordable Housing.
The City’s jurisdiction and control of the conversion, demolition, or rebuilding of affordable housing shall be regulated under the jurisdiction and control of the Government Code of the State of California. (Ord. 2004-02 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2004-01 § 1, 2004).
17.30.030 Minimum Standards.
Applications for demolition of any structure(s) that would cause there to be two or more potential building sites shall include submittal of substantial evidence (e.g., a review of City records, parcel-related documents filed at the Monterey County Recorder’s office, chain of title documents, etc.) demonstrating the existence of two or more legal lots of record that will meet City standards for building sites. Applications that proposed the merger of all underlying lots are exempt from this requirement. (Ord. 2004-02 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2004-01 § 1, 2004).
Prior legislation: Ords. 87-14, 93-11, 93-24, 95-8 and 2003-01.