Compton City Zoning Code
§ 30-46.12
Application Procedures.
[Ord. #2121, § 1]
Applicants and City staff shall use the following procedures when reviewing PWSF applications, although City staff may waive some steps if they are redundant.
a.
Pre-Application Conference. Applicants shall meet with City staff prior to submitting an application for a PWSF. At the pre-application conference:
b.
Application Form. The applicant shall submit the City's application form and all required items as specified in this section to City staff when applying for PWSFs.
c.
Letter of Completion.
1.
Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a PWSF, City staff shall determine if the application form has been completed and if all required items have been submitted.
2.
If City staff determines that the application form is not complete and/or if all required items have not been submitted, the City staff shall send the applicant a Letter of Incompletion. The Letter of Incompletion shall list those items that are incomplete or missing and provide the applicant 60 days to complete the application.
3.
If the applicant does not complete the application form and all required items after 60 days, City staff shall send the applicant a letter asking the applicant to withdraw the application within 30 days.
4.
If the applicant neither completes the application and all required items nor withdraws the application within 90 days, the City shall notify the applicant that the application is incomplete and cannot be considered by the City.
5.
When the application form is complete and all required items have been submitted, the City staff should send the applicant a Letter of Completion.
e.
Tier One Review.
1.
The City staff shall notify or cause to be notified all property owners within 300 feet of the proposed site. Notice shall be given by first class mail, to the address shown on the roll of the Los Angeles Recorder's office. The property owners shall be informed that an application has been filed and they have the right to inspect the application and comment thereon. Additionally, they shall be informed that comments should be directed toward the standards contained in this section. The applicants shall have the right to respond to any comments received. The City staff may reassign the application to a Tier Two or Three review, if comments are received justifying such reassignment.
2.
The City Director of Public Works shall review Tier One applications for an Administrative PWSF Permit.
3.
The City Director of Public Works shall have 90 days to review the completed application. Following review, the City Director of Public Works shall either approve or deny the application. Such approval or denial shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in the written record.
4.
Either party, applicant or opposition, may appeal a decision of the Director of Public Works to the City Council.
5.
If the application meets the requirements for a Tier One application in this section, two permits shall be issued to the applicant:
f.
Tier Two and Three Review.
1.
The City staff shall review Tier Two and Three applications for Conditional Use Permit.
2.
City staff shall prepare a staff report to the Planning Commission containing the information in subsection 30-46.13 of this section.
3.
The staff report shall be transmitted to the Planning Commission for a public hearing.
4.
The Planning Commission shall conduct public hearing on the application and take any testimony or additional evidence provided by either the applicant or other persons.
(a)
Following the close of the hearing, the Planning Commission shall adopt an approval of the application, approval of the application with conditions, or denial of the application.
(b)
Any conditions attached to the adoption shall be designed to mitigate any adverse impacts of the proposed PWSF. Such recommendations shall be in writing and supported by findings of fact based on competent and substantial evidence contained in a written record.