19.86.040 Administrative Permit Application Process - Fees.
A. Applications for administrative permits shall be filed with the Planning Agency on forms provided by the Planning Agency with all information as required in said form, including a completed impact assessment checklist as set forth in Section 19.86.110, and with payment of all applicable fees as established and amended from time to time by resolutions of the City Council. The Planning Agency shall determine if the application is complete, and if not complete shall return the same to the applicant. Once the completed application is accepted for review, the fees shall become nonrefundable.
B. The Planning Agency shall review all administrative permit requests. Within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a complete application, the Planning Agency shall prepare an impact assessment and issue an initial determination to grant or deny the administrative permit. Each initial determination to grant or deny an administrative permit shall be supported by written findings of fact demonstrating specifically that each of the following conditions exists or has not been met (in the case of a denial):
1. That the use for which the administrative permit is requested is specified by this title as being administratively permitted, or that said use is not listed in the district use charts in Sections 19.20.030, 19.30.030 and 19.40.030 but is reasonably similar, as determined by the Planning Agency, to a use that is specified by this title as being administratively permitted;
2. That the use for which the administrative permit is requested is consistent with the description and purpose of the surrounding zoning district;
3. That said use complies with all requirements of this title;
4. That the site for which the use is proposed is of sufficient size to accommodate the proposed use and that all yards, open spaces, walls and fences, parking, loading, landscaping and other such features as are required by this title, or as are needed in the opinion of the Planning Agency to ensure that the proposed use will be compatible and harmonious with adjacent and nearby uses, will be properly provided.
C. The Planning Agency’s initial determination, along with any proposed permit conditions, shall be mailed to the applicant and to all adjacent property owners and any local agencies serving the property, and posted upon the subject property.
D. Any affected party may appeal the Planning Agency’s initial determination to the City Council pursuant to Chapter 20.11. If no appeal of the initial determination of impending administrative permit issuance is filed within fourteen (14) regular City business days from issuance of the Planning Agency’s initial determination, the Planning Agency shall render a final decision on the permit in accord with the initial determination upon expiration of the appeal period. [Ord. 2023-09 § 1, December 2023.]