Chapter 23.20
MODIFICATION AND REVOCATION
Sections:
23.20.010 Modification.
Any person holding a permit or entitlement granted under this title may request a modification or amendment to that permit or entitlement. For the purposes of this section, the modification of a permit or entitlement may include modification of the terms of the permit or entitlement itself, project design, or the waiver or alteration of conditions imposed in the granting of the permit or entitlement.
If the Community Development Director determines that a proposed subsequent project action (e.g., building permit application) is not in substantial conformance with the original approval, the Community Development Director shall notify the applicant (or successor in interest) of the requirement to submit a permit modification application.
The approval authority for the modification or amendment of an existing permit or entitlement shall be the same as the original approval authority and may be submitted for consideration directly to that authority. A permit modification may be granted only when the approving authority makes all findings required for the original approval, and the additional finding that there are changed circumstances sufficient to justify the modification of the approval. [Ord. 13-2025 §3 (Exh. E), eff. 7-25-2025; Ord. 24-2015 §11 (Exh. I), eff. 2-12-2016; Ord. 26-2006 §3, eff. 8-11-2006]
23.20.020 Revocation.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the revocation of any land use or development permit granted under this title.
B. Revocation or Modification of a Permit for Cause. A permit may be revoked or modified for cause as provided by the provisions of this section.
C. Grounds for Revocation. A permit may be revoked upon a finding of any of the following grounds:
1. The permit was obtained or extended by false, misleading or incomplete information.
2. One or more of the conditions upon which the permit was approved have been violated, or have not been complied with.
D. Initiation of Action. The revocation of a permit may be initiated by any of the City’s designated planning agencies as identified in EGMC Section 23.10.020, Composition of Elk Grove Planning Agency. The designated Planning Agency shall specify in writing to the permittee the basis upon which the action to revoke the permit is to be evaluated during the hearing to revoke.
E. Revocation Hearing.
1. A public hearing is required for any action to revoke a permit. The hearing shall be held by the original approving authority for the subject permit. The hearing shall be noticed in the same manner required for the granting of the original permit pursuant to EGMC Section 23.14.040, Public notices.
2. In its discretion, the designated approving authority may modify or delete the conditions of approval or add new conditions of approval in lieu of revoking a permit in order to address the issues raised by the revocation hearing. The action on the revocation is subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of EGMC 23.14.060, Appeals.
F. Voluntary Revocations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, an applicant (or successor in interest) may request, and the designated approving authority may approve, revocation of all or any part of any land use or development permit granted under this title without having to make the findings provided in subsection (C) of this section. [Ord. 13-2025 §3 (Exh. E), eff. 7-25-2025; Ord. 26-2006 §3, eff. 8-11-2006]