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Hesperia City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

PERMITS REQUIRED5


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Editor's note—Ord. No. 2021-01, 3(Exh. A), adopted June 1, 2021, set out provisions intended for use as art. XVI. For purposes of classification and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as art. XIV.


16.12.455 - Purpose and general plan consistency.

Permit review is necessary to maintain consistency with the general plan, regulate uses which have the potential to adversely affect surrounding properties, promote a visually attractive community, and provide flexibility in standards and requirements when special circumstances exist. The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe the types of review required for development projects, as well as for adopting and amending specific plans, development agreements, and amendments to the general plan and this development code.

(Ord. No. 2021-01, 3(Exh. A), 6-1-21)

16.12.460 - Review authority for required permits.

No person shall undertake, conduct or use, or cause to be undertaken, conducted or used, any development projects which require an approved land use application, without having first complied with the provisions of this article.

The following table summarizes the type of uses and their approval requirements

Ministerial Approval Administrative
Review without Notice 		Administrative
Review with Notice 		Planning
Commission
Hearing 		City Council
Hearing
Interior Remodels Extension of Time Appeals of Ministerial Approvals Appeals of DRC Approvals Appeals of Planning Commission Approvals
Alterations to building exteriors not resulting in significant changes of use, drainage patterns, parking, traffic, easements, or greater impacts on infrastructure and public services, as determined by the reviewing authority with concurrence from the city agencies Site Plan Review consisting of additions to existing multiple residential, commercial or industrial structures which will result in an increase in total floor area of 25 percent or greater or expansion of 1,500 square feet or greater (site plan review) Conditional Use Permit. Development Code Amendments
Repair and maintenance of structures or parking areas, unless constrained by existing waste disposal systems and existing drainage patterns and/or easements Revisions to previously approved site plans comprising of more than 25 percent expansion to the building area or developed area of the site Public Facility Reviews Specific Plan Amendments
Replacement and or repair of a structure partially destroyed by fire, flood or other natural occurrence, when the repair is consistent with the design, use and intensity of the original structure and with the zoning and general plan Intensification of land use and/or establishment of new or different pattern of land uses as determined by the reviewing authority. Recommendation on Development Code Amendments General Plan Amendments
Expansions to multiple residential, commercial or industrial buildings or structures less than 25 percent in total floor area or less than 1,500 square feet whichever is greater Projects that have been recommended for administrative review Specific Plan Amendments Development Agreements/Amendments
Revisions to previously approved land use comprising less that 25 percent expansion to the building or developed area of the site Tentative Parcel Maps Development Agreements Density Bonus Agreements
Single-family residential development 1—4 dwelling units or fewer Density Bonus Agreements Planned Developments
Multiple-family dwelling with two or more units (including a duplex)
Lot line adjustments Any project requiring an EIR
Lot mergers Tentative Tracts
Certificate of Corrections Minor Exception Variance
Certificate of Compliance CUP's for Restaurants serving alcohol CUP's for Off-sale alcohol licenses (type 20 and 21) greater than 12,000 SF in floor area. CUP's for Off-sale alcohol licenses (type 20 and 21) below 12,000 SF in floor area.
Minor modifications of the conditions of approval, provided that the modifications do not have a significant impact on the property or surrounding properties.

 

(Ord. No. 2021-01, 3(Exh. A), 6-1-21)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2021-01, 3(Exh. A), adopted June 1, 2021, set out provisions intended for use as 16.12.060. For purposes of classification and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as 16.12.460.