Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 19-1904 ADOPTING REVISED ZONING STANDARDS REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICING REQUIREMENTS AND UNUSED PERMIT EXPIRATION (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On February 19, 2019, in a public hearing, this item was continued by City Council to March 19, 2019. The item was properly and timely noticed before the February 19, 2019 City Council meeting. Ordinance No. 19-1904, which proposes to change the public hearing noticing requirements and to extend the validity of Site Plan and Design Reviews, was presented on February 19, 2019 in one staff report with temporary sign regulations (Ordinance No. 19-1923), Exhibit Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
Noticing Requirements
This portion of the amendment to the CMC was initiated by the Planning Commission to notify a greater number of community members regarding projects in their neighborhood. The proposed amendments will streamline processing of projects and achieve greater community outreach.
Unused permits
This portion of the amendment to the CMC was initiated by staff to provide applicants a longer period of time to obtain building permits once planning approvals are obtained. Extending the time period from one year to two years to obtain building permits following land use entitlement approvals will streamline completion of viable development projects. In staff's opinion, one year is not enough time for applicants to secure building permits for their projects, given the requirements of designing building plans and the length of time necessary to obtain their approvals.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the public hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.
2. Waive further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 19-1904, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO TITLE IX (PLANNING AND ...
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