Chapter 18.420
ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS
Sections:
18.420.050 Review and decision.
18.420.060 Post-decision procedures.
18.420.010 Purpose.
This chapter establishes procedures for administrative permits to ensure that each new or expanded use or structure complies with the applicable requirements of the development code. [Ord. 17-2 § 2 (Exh. K); Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-923].
18.420.020 Applicability.
A. Where Division II of this title (Zoning Districts – Uses and Standards) or other provisions of the development code require an administrative permit as a prerequisite to establishing a new land use, the administrative permit shall be required prior to planning division review of any building, grading, or other permit, or other authorization required for the proposed use.
B. If a design and site review (Chapter 18.415 CDC) is required, the application shall be submitted as a part of the application for an administrative permit.
C. An administrative permit is required for, but not limited to, the following uses:
1. Home-based businesses or change to an approved home-based business. CDC 18.200.100 (Home-based businesses);
2. Sidewalk cafe and outdoor eating areas. Chapter 12.45 CMC (Sidewalk Cafes) and CDC 18.200.190 (Sidewalk cafes and outdoor eating areas);
3. Temporary uses. CDC 18.200.200 (Temporary uses and structures);
4. Vendor permits. Chapter 12.50 CMC;
5. Previously approved projects that required a subsequent administrative permit as a condition of approval, with the exception of previously approved preliminary development plans and the subsequent use permit where the development code allows the use subject to a zoning clearance; and
6. Any other use or development as determined by the planning division to require further review and/or documentation in the form of an approval letter, beyond a zoning clearance, in order to determine compliance with the development code.
D. Administrative permits are not required for:
1. The continuation of a previously approved or permitted use and structure.
2. Individual tenants within a multi-tenant office building or commercial center if the use is consistent with a previously approved use permit or other entitlement. [Ord. 17-2 § 2 (Exh. K); Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-924].
18.420.030 Review authority.
The planning division shall be the review authority for administrative permits. [Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-925].
18.420.040 Application.
Applications for administrative permits shall be completed, filed, and processed in accordance with this chapter. Applications shall be accompanied by the information identified in the administrative permit checklist, on file with the planning division, and all applicable fees in accordance with the currently adopted city fee schedule. [Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-926].
18.420.050 Review and decision.
A. An administrative permit shall be approved when it is determined that the proposed use or structure conforms to all applicable development and use standards.
B. In approving an administrative permit, the planning division may impose conditions of approval as deemed necessary to:
1. Ensure that the proposal conforms to the general plan and other applicable plans or policies adopted by the city council;
2. Ensure that the proposal meets the requirements of the district where the proposal is located, as well as any other applicable provisions of the development code;
3. Comply with the design criteria in CDC 18.415.080; and
4. The approval shall be in the form of a letter to the applicant. [Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-927].
18.420.060 Post-decision procedures.
The procedures and requirements relating to appeals, project revisions, issuance of a building permit, effective dates, lapse of approval, extensions, and revocations located in Division VIII of this title (Administration) shall apply following the decision on an application for an administrative permit. [Ord. 12-4. DC 2012 § 122-928].